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Rectal Scope Exam With Bleeding Control

Massachusetts 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?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $288 from a physician practice, and about $479 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$288$178 to $575
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$479$174 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $479 · 10th to 90th $135 to $3,311Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $123 to $1,148
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $479professional $288

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
$537.03
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,630.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$281.84
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$3,235.94
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,778.28
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$512.86
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$501.19
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$5,128.61
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$676.08
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$3,235.94
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$630.96
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$426.58
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$190.55
7 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
$57.54
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$28.18
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$125.89
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Q3 · Living kidney donor
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$107.15

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 10th of 51

$288

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.