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Rectal Scope Exam With Growth Removal By Cautery

Maine 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 Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $1,259 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$186$110 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,259$1,023 to $1,585

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,950Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $98 to $347
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,259professional $186

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$218.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$380.19
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$416.87
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$354.81
10 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
$50.12
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$21.88
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$109.65
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$44.67
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$165.96
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$33.11
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$21.88

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 27th 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.