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Rectal Scope Exam With Bleeding Control

Rhode Island 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?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $1,230 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$182$145 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,230$794 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $646 to $4,898Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $117 to $372
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,230professional $182

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
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$28.18
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$257.04

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 35th of 51

$195

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.