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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 July 2026.

How much does Rigid Lower Colon Exam cost?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $158 from a physician practice, and about $447 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$158$102 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$447$148 to $1,514

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $447 · 10th to 90th $62 to $3,020Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $58 to $447
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $447professional $158

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
$44.67
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,365.16
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$549.54
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,023.29
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$489.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$371.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$389.05

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 1st of 51

$162

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.