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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 October 2026.

How much does Rigid Lower Colon Exam cost?

$105

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $95.50 from a physician practice, and about $741 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$95.50$67.61 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$741$219 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $162 to $6,026Professionalmedian $95 · 10th to 90th $46 to $316
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $741professional $95

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
$117.49
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,413.10
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$309.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$954.99
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$363.08
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$218.78
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$309.03
5 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
$21.88
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$11.75

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 33rd of 51

$105

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.