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Rigid Scope Removal Of A Rectal Polyp By Snare

Georgia 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 Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $794 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$209$126 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$589 to $1,738

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $407 to $4,266Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $98 to $437
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $794professional $209

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
$213.80
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$4,570.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$416.87
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$478.63
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$354.81
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$512.86
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
$44.67
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$24.55

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 19th 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.