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Rigid Lower Colon Exam

New Jersey 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?

$91.20

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $91.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $89.13 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$89.13$44.67 to $117
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$331 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $145 to $5,495Professionalmedian $89 · 10th to 90th $32 to $145
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,288professional $89

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
$53.70
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$128.82
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$165.96
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$245.47
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$3,801.89
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$125.89
6 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
$22.39
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$12.59
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
33 · Preventive service
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 41st of 51

$91.20

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.