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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 October 2026.

How much does Rigid Lower Colon Exam cost?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $407 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$138$87.10 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$407$148 to $1,288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $407 · 10th to 90th $135 to $2,344Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $66 to $309
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $407professional $138

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
$208.93
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$56.23
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,398.83
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$204.17
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$4,466.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$380.19
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$281.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$56.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$288.40
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$288.40
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$173.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,019.95
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$257.04
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$1,148.15
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$223.87
10 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
$33.11
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$223.87
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$190.55
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$75.86
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$38.02
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$24.55
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$186.21

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 13th of 51

$138

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.