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Rigid Lower Colon Exam

Iowa rates for HCPCS 45300

A rigid, straight scope is used to examine the rectum and the lowest part of the colon just above it, without a biopsy or other intervention. A sample of cells or fluid may be collected by lightly brushing or washing the area if needed.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Rigid Lower Colon Exam cost?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 from a physician practice, and about $501 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$151$107 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$186 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $129 to $3,802Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $81 to $372
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $501professional $151

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$316.23
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$257.04
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$2,454.71
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$954.99
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$323.59
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$281.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$363.08
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$288.40
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$363.08
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$21.38

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Iowa· 6th of 51

$162

AK $224DC $63.10

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.