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Rigid Lower Colon Exam

Maryland 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?

$105

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $105 from a physician practice, and about $257 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 6 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$105$53.70 to $145
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$257$100 to $380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $257 · 10th to 90th $45 to $1,000Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $46 to $219
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $257professional $105

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
$16.22
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$2,754.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$239.88
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$239.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$218.78
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$223.87

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 44th of 51

$105

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.