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Rigid Lower Colon Exam

Nebraska 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 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 $2,951 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 7 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$126$66.07 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,951$204 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $76 to $12,589Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $50 to $302
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $2,951professional $126

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
$870.96
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$13,489.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$302.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,760.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$389.05
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$281.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$954.99
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$354.81
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$309.03

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 12th of 51

$126

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.