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Rigid Lower Colon Exam

Nevada 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?

$97.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $93.33 from a physician practice, and about $1,096 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$93.33$50.12 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,096$316 to $2,951

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $138 to $3,981Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $46 to $158
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,096professional $93

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
$134.90
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$134.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$147.91
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$177.83
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.42
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$223.87
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$162.18
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
$25.12
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$13.49
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 37th of 51

$97.72

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.