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Rigid Lower Colon Exam

New Hampshire 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?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $1,413 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 6 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$123$72.44 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,413$389 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $100 to $8,913Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $54 to $309
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $1,413professional $123

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
$177.83
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$158.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,630.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$338.84
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,943.28
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$354.81
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$162.18

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 19th of 51

$123

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.