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Rectal Scope Exam With Growth Removal By Cautery

Montana 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?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $295 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$186$135 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$295$141 to $389

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $295 · 10th to 90th $135 to $813Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $87 to $339
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $295professional $186

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$323.59
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$416.87
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$416.87
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$6,606.93
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$338.84
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
$40.74
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$60.26

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 23rd of 51

$191

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.