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Rigid Lower Colon Exam

Tennessee 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?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $955 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$117$60.26 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$955$501 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $257 to $2,570Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $46 to $933
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $955professional $117

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
$891.25
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$177.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,630.27
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$162.18
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$181.97
5 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
$21.88
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$17.78

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 23rd of 51

$120

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.