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Rigid Lower Colon Exam

Maine 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?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $2,951 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$123$63.10 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,951$2,951 to $2,951

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $457 to $2,951Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $54 to $309
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,951professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$151.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$309.03
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$380.19
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$302.00

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 20th of 51

$123

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.