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Rigid Lower Colon Exam

West 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 October 2026.

How much does Rigid Lower Colon Exam cost?

$91.20

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $91.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $89.13 from a physician practice, and about $135 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$89.13$46.77 to $132
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$135$52.48 to $324

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $135 · 10th to 90th $52 to $741Professionalmedian $89 · 10th to 90th $39 to $182
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $135professional $89

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$123.03
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$138.04
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
$23.44
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$12.30

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 42nd of 51

$91.20

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.