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Rectal Scope Exam With Bleeding Control

Maine 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 Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $1,202 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$209$145 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,202$933 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,413Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $126 to $389
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $1,202professional $209

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$416.87
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$446.68
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$407.38
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
$67.61
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$24.55
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$123.03
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$48.98
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$181.97
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$36.31
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$24.55

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 29th 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.