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Rectal Scope Exam With Growth Removal By Cautery

Alaska rates for HCPCS 45308

In this procedure, a rigid, narrow scope is passed through the anus to examine the rectum and lower part of the colon, and a single small growth is removed using a heated instrument that both cuts and seals the tissue. It is performed to both diagnose and treat a polyp or similar growth found during the exam. Tissue is typically sent to a lab afterward for analysis.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Rectal Scope Exam With Growth Removal By Cautery cost?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 from a physician practice, and about $3,090 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$347$224 to $759
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,090$1,660 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $631 to $9,772Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $107 to $1,000
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,090professional $347

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
$436.52
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$11,220.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$562.34
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,445.44
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,000.00
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,890.45
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$831.76
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$10,964.78
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$616.60
10 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
$43.65
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$100.00
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$501.19
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$199.53
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$758.58
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$151.36
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$100.00

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.5 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$437

AK $437DC $97.72

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.