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Rigid Lower Colon Exam

Wyoming 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?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $977 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$195$126 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$977$407 to $977

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $282 to $977Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $74 to $513
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $977professional $195

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
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$275.42
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
$23.99
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$13.49

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 4th of 51

$195

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.