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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 October 2026.

How much does Rigid Scope Removal Of A Rectal Polyp By Snare cost?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 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$166$135 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$1,445 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $759 to $7,413Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $91 to $269
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,162professional $166

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
$1,348.96
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$263.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$281.84
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$4,073.80
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$309.03
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$363.08
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$489.78
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$269.15
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$8,511.38
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$239.88
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$512.86
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$269.15
6 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
$56.23
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$26.30
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$199.53

Where New York 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.

New York· 43rd of 51

$166

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.