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Rectal Scope Exam With Growth Removal By Cautery

North Carolina 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?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $955 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$209$117 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$955$537 to $2,042

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $380 to $3,467Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $105 to $490
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $955professional $209

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
$83.18
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$295.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$489.78
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$229.09
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$251.19
7 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
$83.18
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.42
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$144.54

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 14th of 51

$209

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.