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Rigid Lower Bowel Scope With Stent Placement

Maine 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?

$151

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $135 to $224.

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 $457 · 10th to 90th $457 to $12,303Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $120 to $309
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $457professional $148

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$144.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$323.59
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$316.23
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,302.69
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$316.23

Where Maine 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.

Maine $151 · 28th 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.