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Rectal Scope Exam With Bleeding Control

Louisiana 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?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $955 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$191$155 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$955$708 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $479 to $2,692Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $115 to $347
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $955professional $191

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
$295.12
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,398.83
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$346.74
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$316.23

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 28th of 51

$209

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.