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Rigid Lower Colon Exam

Kentucky 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?

$67.61

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $67.61 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $67.61 from a physician practice, and about $871 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$67.61$43.65 to $97.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$871$162 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $871 · 10th to 90th $74 to $2,818Professionalmedian $68 · 10th to 90th $36 to $135
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $871professional $68

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
$46.77
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$151.36
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$123.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,884.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$102.33
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$162.18
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$724.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$144.54
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$15.14

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 50th of 51

$67.61

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.