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Rigid Lower Colon Exam

Vermont 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?

$107

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $56.23 to $129.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $54 to $145
$50$100$200professional $107

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$251.19
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$269.15

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 42nd of 51

$107

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.