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Rigid Scope Removal Of A Rectal Polyp By Snare

Kentucky 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?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $1,072 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$135$85.11 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,072$525 to $2,042

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $151 to $2,818Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $78 to $240
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,072professional $135

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
$87.10
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,884.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$177.83
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$1,071.52
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$1,122.02
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$257.04
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$24.55

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 49th of 51

$135

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.