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Rigid Lower Colon Exam

Montana 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?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $170 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$112$75.86 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$170$77.62 to $257

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $170 · 10th to 90th $76 to $309Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $65 to $209
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $170professional $112

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$204.17
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$275.42
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$269.15
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$2,344.23
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$223.87
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
$23.99
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$38.02

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 29th of 51

$112

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.