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Rigid Lower Colon Exam

North Dakota 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $126 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$126$93.33 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$47.86 to $562

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $48 to $759Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $58 to $347
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $126professional $126

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
$47.86
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$331.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$660.69
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$245.47
8 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.49

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 17th of 51

$126

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.