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Rectal Scope Exam With Growth Removal By Cautery

New Mexico 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?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 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$170$112 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$575 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $174 to $3,715Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $68 to $295
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,288professional $170

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$295.12
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$281.84
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,398.83
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$323.59
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
$42.66
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$29.51

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 34th of 51

$170

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.