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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 July 2026.

How much does Rigid Lower Colon Exam cost?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $105 from a physician practice, and about $1,660 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 6 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$105$66.07 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,660$219 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $76 to $7,413Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $48 to $195
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,660professional $105

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
$154.88
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$213.80
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$229.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$707.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$177.83

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 11th of 51

$126

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.