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Rectal Scope Exam With Bleeding Control

Virginia 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$170$120 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$617 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $151 to $5,754Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $105 to $275
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,698professional $170

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
$213.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$269.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,168.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$269.15
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$281.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$363.08
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$263.03
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$354.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$263.03
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$3,630.78
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$281.84
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
$63.10
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$26.92

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 40th of 51

$178

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.