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Rectal Scope Exam With Growth Removal By Cautery

West 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $200 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 4 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$138$85.11 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$200$85.11 to $200

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $200 · 10th to 90th $85 to $1,413Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $76 to $251
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $200professional $138

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
$85.11
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$239.88
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$112.20
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$251.19

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 51st of 51

$141

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.