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Rigid Lower Colon Exam

Louisiana 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 Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 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 5 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$107$57.54 to $145
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$676 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $166 to $3,467Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $46 to $200
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,288professional $107

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
$165.96
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$199.53
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$177.83

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 13th 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.