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Rigid Lower Colon Exam

South Carolina 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?

$105

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $95.50 from a physician practice, and about $1,072 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$95.50$56.23 to $145
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,072$398 to $2,239

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $151 to $3,890Professionalmedian $95 · 10th to 90th $46 to $195
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,072professional $95

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
$57.54
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$151.36
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,630.27
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$158.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$309.03
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$165.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$144.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$151.36
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
$27.54
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$15.14
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$91.20

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 34th of 51

$105

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.