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Rigid Lower Colon Exam

New Mexico 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?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $105 from a physician practice, and about $871 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$105$60.26 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$871$186 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $871 · 10th to 90th $138 to $52,481Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $41 to $182
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $871professional $105

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
$51.29
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$181.97
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$63,095.73
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$181.97
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$177.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$1,288.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$194.98
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
$24.55
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$18.20

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 31st of 51

$107

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.