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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 July 2026.

How much does Rigid Lower Colon Exam cost?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $105 from a physician practice, and about $162 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 7 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$54.95 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$162$81.28 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $56 to $7,762Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $47 to $245
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $162professional $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
$57.54
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$251.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$275.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$123.03
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$213.80
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$173.78

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 31st of 51

$117

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.