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Rectal Scope Exam With Bleeding Control

Alaska rates for HCPCS 45317

Examination of the rectum and the lowest part of the colon using a short rigid scope, during which active bleeding is stopped, for example by cautery, a clip, or an injection. It is used when someone is bleeding from the lower bowel.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Rectal Scope Exam With Bleeding Control cost?

$490

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $447 from a physician practice, and about $1,585 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$447$275 to $891
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,585$1,175 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $851 to $5,888Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $141 to $1,122
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,585professional $447

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
$588.84
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$630.96
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,584.89
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,122.02
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,905.46
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$891.25
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$5,128.61
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$831.76
10 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
$295.12
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$112.20
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$562.34
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$223.87
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$831.76
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$165.96
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$112.20

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.8 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$490

AK $490DC $129

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.