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Rigid Lower Colon Exam

Minnesota 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?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $158 from a physician practice, and about $347 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$158$95.50 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$347$126 to $1,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $45 to $2,344Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $69 to $407
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $347professional $158

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
$44.67
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,890.45
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$436.52
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$537.03
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$416.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$380.19
10 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$13.80

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 5th of 51

$170

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.