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Rigid Lower Bowel Scope With Stent Placement

Missouri 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?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $1,778 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$135$120 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,778$1,122 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $234 to $4,898Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $107 to $331
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,778professional $135

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,754.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$676.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,235.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$275.42
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$6,918.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$239.88

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $174 · 13th 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.