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Rigid Lower Colon Exam

Kansas 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $776 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$145$66.07 to $209
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776$417 to $851

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $135 to $2,089Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $52 to $490
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $776professional $145

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
$1,023.29
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$194.98
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,737.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$151.36
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
$25.70
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$20.89

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 10th of 51

$145

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.