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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 July 2026.

How much does Rigid Lower Colon Exam cost?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $141 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$112$51.29 to $145
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$141$72.44 to $417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $141 · 10th to 90th $50 to $2,630Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $46 to $195
$100$1K$10Kfacility $141professional $112

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
$70.79
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$52,480.75
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$218.78
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$177.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$223.87
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$213.80

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 39th of 51

$112

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.