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Rigid Lower Colon Exam

Virginia 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?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $135 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 8 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$112$56.23 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$135$63.10 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $135 · 10th to 90th $49 to $4,677Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $48 to $209
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $135professional $112

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
$95.50
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$194.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$213.80
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$239.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$371.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$177.83
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$218.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$173.78
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$512.86
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$194.98

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 37th of 51

$112

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.