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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 July 2026.

How much does Rigid Lower Colon Exam cost?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, 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 $1,445 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 6 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$53.70 to $145
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,445$794 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $417 to $3,548Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $47 to $214
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,445professional $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
$281.84
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$194.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,951.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$223.87
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$194.98

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 29th 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.