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Rectal Scope Exam With Growth Removal By Cautery

Colorado 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 July 2026.

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

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$170$91.20 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$209 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $105 to $8,128Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $81 to $309
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $3,236professional $170

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$288.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$354.81
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$346.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$630.96
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$501.19
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$346.74

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in Minnesota than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Colorado $200 · 18th of 51
MN $295WV $141

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.