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Rectal Scope Exam With Bleeding Control

New Mexico 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?

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $912 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$195$148 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$912$575 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $912 · 10th to 90th $234 to $3,631Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $91 to $339
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $912professional $195

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$338.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$309.03
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,318.26
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$371.54
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
$56.23
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$31.62

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 34th of 51

$200

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.