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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 July 2026.

How much does Rigid Lower Colon Exam cost?

$97.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $83.18 from a physician practice, and about $1,905 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 7 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$83.18$46.77 to $123
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,905$1,000 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $89 to $3,388Professionalmedian $83 · 10th to 90th $44 to $162
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,905professional $83

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
$58.88
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$177.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$257.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$112.20
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$72.44
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$724.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$173.78

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 50th of 51

$97.72

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.