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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 July 2026.

How much does Rigid Lower Colon Exam cost?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $3,020 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$117$61.66 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,020$617 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $69 to $4,571Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $47 to $251
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,020professional $117

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
$69.18
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$263.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$199.53
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,754.23
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$239.88
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$295.12
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$186.21

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 16th of 51

$123

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.