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Rigid Lower Colon Exam

Utah 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?

$132

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $132 from a physician practice, and about $1,514 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$132$93.33 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,514$148 to $2,951

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $69 to $4,169Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $63 to $186
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,514professional $132

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
$69.18
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$186.21
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$173.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,754.23
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$190.55
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$263.03
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$100.00
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
$33.11
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$14.79

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 14th of 51

$132

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.