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Rigid Scope Removal Of A Rectal Polyp By Snare

Colorado rates for HCPCS 45309

Using a short rigid scope inserted through the anus, a doctor removes a single polyp or growth from the lower rectum by looping a thin wire snare around its base and removing it. This allows both diagnosis and treatment in one visit without a separate surgery. It is used when a growth is found during an exam of the lower rectum and sigmoid area.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Rigid Scope Removal Of A Rectal Polyp By Snare cost?

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 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$204$120 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$1,380 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $708 to $8,318Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $102 to $398
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $204

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
$954.99
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$229.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$8,912.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$323.59
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$309.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$416.87
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,096.48
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$338.84
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
$45.71
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$21.88

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 4.2 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.

Colorado· 21st of 51

$214

AK $468DC $112

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.