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Rigid Lower Colon Exam

North Carolina 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?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $245 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$155$100 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$245$155 to $501

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $245 · 10th to 90th $115 to $1,778Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $63 to $309
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $245professional $155

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
$46.77
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$4,265.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$151.36
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$190.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$309.03
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$218.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$144.54
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$165.96
7 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
$23.44
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$12.88
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$123.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$81.28

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 8th of 51

$155

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.