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Rigid Lower Colon Exam

Mississippi 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?

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $110 from a physician practice, and about $776 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$110$56.23 to $145
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776$417 to $1,202

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $115 to $1,820Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $45 to $251
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $776professional $110

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
$501.19
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$251.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$223.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$218.78

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 33rd of 51

$115

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.