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Rigid Lower Bowel Scope With Stent Placement

South 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?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $209 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 7 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$182$123 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$209$132 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $112 to $4,365Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $105 to $324
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $209professional $182

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
$114.82
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$323.59
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$323.59
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$851.14
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$302.00
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84

Where South 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.

South Dakota $191 · 7th 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.