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Rectal Scope Exam With Growth Removal By Cautery

Georgia 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?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $912 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$117 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$912$589 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $912 · 10th to 90th $407 to $4,266Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $87 to $427
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $912professional $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
$208.93
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$239.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$4,570.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$380.19
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$467.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$323.59
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$501.19
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
$41.69
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$23.44

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 21st of 51

$195

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.