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Rigid Scope Removal Of A Rectal Polyp By Snare

Iowa 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?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $2,239 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$204$141 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$263 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $145 to $6,457Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $89 to $525
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $204

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
$354.81
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$602.56
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$630.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$2,951.21
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,548.82
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$524.81
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$588.84
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$467.74
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$575.44

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 13th of 51

$219

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.