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Rigid Lower Bowel Scope With Stent Placement

Vermont 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?

$135

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $129 to $145.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $120 to $162
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kprofessional $135

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$288.40
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$275.42

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont $135 · 39th 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.