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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 July 2026.

How much does Rigid Lower Colon Exam cost?

$105

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $105 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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 4 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$105$64.57 to $145
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$1,445 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $447 to $6,166Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $54 to $182
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,042professional $105

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
$1,548.82
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$194.98

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 43rd of 51

$105

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.