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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 July 2026.

How much does Rigid Lower Colon Exam cost?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $1,000 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 8 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$123$60.26 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,000$87.10 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $72 to $3,548Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $48 to $339
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,000professional $123

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
$128.82
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$263.03
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$3,548.13
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$338.84
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$295.12
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$7,079.46
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$371.54
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$3,548.13
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$389.05

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 14th 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.