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Rigid Lower Bowel Scope With Stent Placement

North Dakota 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?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $115 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 5 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$229$141 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$115$115 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $115 · 10th to 90th $105 to $8,511Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $105 to $302
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $115professional $229

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
$104.71
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$323.59
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$338.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$269.15

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota $229 · 4th 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.