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Rectal Scope Exam With Bleeding Control

Iowa 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?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $1,175 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$295$229 to $525
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,175$631 to $2,951

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $295 to $5,012Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $186 to $631
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,175professional $295

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
$363.08
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$512.86
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$616.60
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$3,801.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,621.81
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$549.54
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,288.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$616.60
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$489.78
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$588.84
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
$95.50
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$36.31

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 8th of 51

$309

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.