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Rigid Lower Bowel Scope With Stent Placement

Ohio 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?

$132

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 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 8 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$123$107 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$1,698 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $389 to $12,589Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $95 to $229
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,162professional $123

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
$223.87
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$489.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$16,982.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$177.83
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$5,370.32
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$295.12
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$7,079.46
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$295.12
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$9,332.54
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$223.87

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio $132 · 45th 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.