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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 October 2026.

How much does Rigid Lower Colon Exam cost?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $115 from a physician practice, and about $1,148 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$115$63.10 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,148$417 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $151 to $2,818Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $49 to $490
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,148professional $115

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
$173.78
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$144.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$131.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,630.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$199.53
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,949.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$229.09
5 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$13.80

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 26th of 51

$117

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.