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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 October 2026.

How much does Rigid Lower Bowel Scope With Stent Placement cost?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$123$110 to $123
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$1,175 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $447 to $7,413Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $105 to $158
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $123

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.30
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$8,709.64
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$257.04
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$229.09
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$9,332.54
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$194.98
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$7,244.36
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$123.03
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$61.66
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$24.55
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$93.33
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.62
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.30
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$239.88
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$114.82
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$190.55

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in Alaska than in Utah. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Pennsylvania· 40th of 51

$123

AK $468UT $97.72

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.