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Rectal Scope Exam With Bleeding Control

North Carolina 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $851 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$275$195 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$851$513 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $372 to $2,692Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $145 to $575
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $851professional $275

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
$107.15
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,398.83
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$346.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$512.86
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$933.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$263.03
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$281.84
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
$53.70
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$21.88
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$676.08
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$158.49

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 11th of 51

$275

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.