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Rigid Scope Removal Of A Rectal Polyp By Snare

New York 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?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $3,548 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 9 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$209$135 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,548$1,698 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $200 to $7,762Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $91 to $525
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,548professional $209

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
$131.83
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$338.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,120.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$398.11
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$4,073.80
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$602.56
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$338.84
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$489.78
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$436.52
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$912.01
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$691.83
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$467.74

Where New York 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.

New York· 4th of 51

$245

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.