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Rigid Lower Colon Exam

Illinois 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?

$91.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $91.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $89.13 from a physician practice, and about $631 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$89.13$56.23 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$631$245 to $1,445

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $631 · 10th to 90th $186 to $2,512Professionalmedian $89 · 10th to 90th $49 to $214
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $631professional $89

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
$64.57
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$158.49
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,348.96
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$234.42
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$331.13
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$173.78
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$218.78
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
$53.70
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$12.88

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 43rd of 51

$91.20

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.