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Rectal Scope Exam With Growth Removal By Cautery

Iowa 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$245$186 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$603 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $224 to $6,607Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $138 to $575
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,291professional $245

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
$331.13
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$478.63
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$512.86
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$6,309.57
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,479.11
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$512.86
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,818.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$575.44
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$426.58
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$562.34
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
$83.18
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$33.11

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 7th of 51

$263

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.