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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 October 2026.

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

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$191$112 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$1,479 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $759 to $8,318Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $91 to $389
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $191

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
$954.99
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$223.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$8,912.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$316.23
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$295.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$398.11
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$2,398.83
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$316.23
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
$42.66
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$21.38

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 15th of 51

$209

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.