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Rectal Scope Exam With Growth Removal By Cautery

Virginia 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 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 8 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$174$95.50 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$105 to $1,950

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $85 to $5,248Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $83 to $324
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $204professional $174

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
$144.54
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$257.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$338.84
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$346.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$446.68
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$316.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$346.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$263.03
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$776.25
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$295.12

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 40th of 51

$178

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.