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Rigid Lower Colon Exam

Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts, 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 $229 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$145$83.18 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$229$79.43 to $871

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $229 · 10th to 90th $58 to $2,570Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $54 to $708
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $229professional $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
$316.23
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,630.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$144.54
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,454.71
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$309.03
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$309.03
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$4,168.69
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$416.87
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,454.71
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$371.54
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$151.36
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$100.00
9 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
$26.92
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$13.80
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$147.91
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$66.07
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Q3 · Living kidney donor
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$51.29

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 11th 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.