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Rigid Scope Removal Of A Rectal Polyp By Snare

Washington, DC 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 July 2026.

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

$182

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $102 to $245.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $105 to $7,762Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $89 to $263
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,754professional $155

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
$104.71
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$263.03
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$467.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$416.87

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 46th of 51

$182

MN $309WV $145

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.