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Rectal Scope Exam With Growth Removal By Cautery

South 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?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $1,122 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$174$100 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,122$603 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $468 to $4,571Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $79 to $257
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,122professional $174

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
$100.00
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,801.89
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$257.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$489.78
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$630.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$229.09
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$229.09
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
$48.98
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$23.99
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
33 · Preventive service
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$144.54

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 32nd of 51

$174

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.