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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 July 2026.

How much does Rigid Lower Colon Exam cost?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $126 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 5 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$117$70.79 to $209
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$47.86 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $45 to $1,995Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $46 to $295
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $126professional $117

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
$125.89
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$331.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$257.04
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$269.15

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 28th of 51

$117

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.