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Rigid Scope Removal Of A Rectal Polyp By Snare

West Virginia 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?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $708 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$166$112 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$708$562 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,778Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $78 to $316
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $708professional $166

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$204.17
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$288.40
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
$44.67
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$20.42

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 41st of 51

$170

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.