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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 July 2026.

How much does Rigid Lower Colon Exam cost?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 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 $129 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$112$52.48 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$129$83.18 to $219

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $65 to $251Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $47 to $219
$100$1K$10Kfacility $129professional $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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$288.40
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$234.42
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$234.42
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$251.19
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$229.09

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 38th of 51

$112

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.