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Rectal Scope Exam With Growth Removal By Cautery

Minnesota 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?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $537 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$257$170 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$537$195 to $1,585

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $537 · 10th to 90th $76 to $4,266Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $123 to $631
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $537professional $257

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
$75.86
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,471.29
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$660.69
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$831.76
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$630.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$575.44
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$21.88

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 6th of 51

$269

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.