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Rectal Scope Exam With Growth Removal By Cautery

Utah 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 Utah, 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 $3,020 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$170$138 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,020$417 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $115 to $6,026Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $105 to $269
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,020professional $170

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
$114.82
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$295.12
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$208.93
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,128.31
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$295.12
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$407.38
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$295.12
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
$57.54
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$25.12

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 35th 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.