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Rigid Scope Removal Of A Rectal Polyp By Snare

Montana 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?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $316 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$204$141 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$316$148 to $407

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $316 · 10th to 90th $141 to $813Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $93 to $347
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $316professional $204

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$331.13
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$436.52
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$426.58
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,019.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$354.81
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
$43.65
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$61.66

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 22nd of 51

$209

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.