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Rigid Scope Removal Of A Rectal Polyp By Snare

Nebraska 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?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $1,202 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$174$120 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,202$871 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $646 to $6,026Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $83 to $575
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,202professional $174

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
$186.21
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,413.10
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$489.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$3,630.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,548.82
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$575.44
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,202.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$501.19
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
$39.81
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 34th of 51

$186

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.