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Rigid Lower Colon Exam

Missouri 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?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $1,549 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 7 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$112$56.23 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,549$741 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $107 to $3,981Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $47 to $257
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,549professional $112

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
$117.49
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,754.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$275.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$131.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,235.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$245.47
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$416.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$213.80

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 7th of 51

$129

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.