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Rigid Lower Colon Exam

South Dakota 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?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $126 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$120$74.13 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$67.61 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $47 to $2,291Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $45 to $282
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $126professional $120

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
$47.86
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$389.05
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$309.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$954.99
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$281.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$251.19
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$302.00
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$380.19

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 22nd of 51

$120

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.