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Rigid Lower Bowel Scope With Stent Placement

Maryland rates for HCPCS 45327

Passes a straight, rigid scope through the anus into the rectum and lower bowel and places a stent, a short tube that props open a narrowed segment. Any stretching of the narrowing needed before the stent goes in is part of the same service. It is used when scarring or a growth is squeezing the passage shut.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Rigid Lower Bowel Scope With Stent Placement cost?

$126

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $110 to $145.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $851 to $4,677Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $105 to $200
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,778professional $126

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$169.82
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$295.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$245.47
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$165.96

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in California than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Maryland $126 · 47th of 51
CA $457WV $117

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.