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Rectal Scope Exam With Bleeding Control

Colorado 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?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$224$148 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$1,380 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $708 to $8,318Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $123 to $417
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $224

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
$954.99
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$251.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$8,912.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$338.84
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$346.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$426.58
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,096.48
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$363.08
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
$56.23
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$22.91

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 19th of 51

$229

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.