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Rectal Scope Exam With Bleeding Control

South 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?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $661 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$295$234 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$661$295 to $851

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $155 to $1,202Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $178 to $617
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $661professional $295

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
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$562.34
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,621.81
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$436.52
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$891.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$416.87
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$562.34
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$616.60
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
$46.77
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$20.89

Where South 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.

South Dakota· 9th of 51

$309

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.