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Rectal Scope Exam With Bleeding Control

Montana 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?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $339 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$219$174 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$339$178 to $417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $174 to $813Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $112 to $363
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $339professional $219

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$346.74
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$446.68
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$436.52
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,019.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$380.19
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
$54.95
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$64.57

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 24th of 51

$219

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.