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Rectal Scope Exam With Bleeding Control

North Dakota 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $204 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$257$204 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$110 to $891

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $110 to $1,202Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $145 to $562
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $204professional $257

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
$109.65
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$549.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$363.08
8 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$22.91

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 15th of 51

$251

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.