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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 July 2026.

How much does Rectal Scope Exam With Growth Removal By Cautery cost?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $204 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$191$105 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$115 to $331

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $83 to $1,738Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $87 to $447
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $204professional $191

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$398.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$323.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$478.63
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$275.42
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,128.31
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$19,498.45
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,737.80

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in Minnesota than in West Virginia. 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· 28th of 51

$191

MN $295WV $141

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.