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Rectal Scope Exam With Growth Removal By Cautery

Arizona 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?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $1,318 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$182$95.50 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,318$589 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $417 to $4,677Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $78 to $794
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,318professional $182

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$218.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$7,943.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$208.93
6 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
$38.90
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$18.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
33 · Preventive service
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 25th of 51

$186

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.