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Rectal Scope Exam With Growth Removal By Cautery

South Dakota 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $661 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$234$186 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$661$251 to $1,202

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $117 to $1,862Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $141 to $575
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $661professional $234

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
$81.28
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$524.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,479.11
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$389.05
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,949.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$380.19
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$512.86
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$575.44
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
$34.67
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$19.50

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 11th of 51

$234

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.