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Rectal Scope Exam With Bleeding Control

South 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?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $832 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$204$129 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$832$603 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $468 to $4,571Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $110 to $302
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $832professional $204

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
$128.82
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$3,801.89
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$309.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$512.86
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$630.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$281.84
6 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
$63.10
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$25.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$158.49

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 30th of 51

$209

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.