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Rigid Lower Colon Exam

Rhode Island 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?

$102

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $102 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $97.72 from a physician practice, and about $832 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$97.72$64.57 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$832$447 to $2,042

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $191 to $3,981Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $51 to $219
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $832professional $98

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
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$14.45
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$151.36

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 35th of 51

$102

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.