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Rigid Lower Bowel Scope With Stent Placement

Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, 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 $2,692 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 9 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$115 to $145
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$1,585 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $661 to $8,318Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $107 to $234
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,692professional $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
$660.69
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$173.78
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$57,543.99
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$11,748.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$288.40
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$245.47
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$7,943.28
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$186.21
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$288.40
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$114.82
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$17,782.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$229.09

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania $132 · 41st 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.