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Rigid Lower Colon Exam

Idaho 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 July 2026.

How much does Rigid Lower Colon Exam cost?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $115 from a physician practice, and about $158 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$115$64.57 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$81.28 to $513

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $56 to $2,042Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $48 to $257
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $158professional $115

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,398.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$229.09
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$281.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$281.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$165.96
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,019.95
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$257.04
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,445.44
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$223.87

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 1.7 times more in Minnesota than in Ohio. 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.

Idaho· 23rd of 51

$120

MN $162OH $95.50

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.