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Rigid Scope Removal Of A Rectal Polyp By Snare

Idaho 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $891 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$251$162 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$891$676 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $363 to $3,090Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $120 to $490
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $891professional $251

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
$1,412.54
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,090.30
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$331.13
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$616.60
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$467.74
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$93.33
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$446.68
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$446.68
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$281.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,890.45
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$426.58
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$2,344.23
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$380.19
10 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
$60.26
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$331.13
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$309.03
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$123.03
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$61.66
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$40.74
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$302.00

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 10th of 51

$251

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.