In this exam, a thin, flexible, lighted scope is passed through the rectum into the lower part of the colon to look for polyps, inflammation, bleeding, or other abnormalities. It examines only the lower portion of the colon rather than the entire length, which a full colonoscopy would cover. This version is diagnostic, meaning it is a look-and-report exam without a biopsy or other treatment performed during the same visit.
Rates data updated July 2026.
How much does Flexible Sigmoidoscopy, Diagnostic cost?
$345
Typical total for the visit. In Delaware, July 2026.
Insurers have agreed to pay about $345 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $126 to the doctor who performs it, and $219 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.
37% physician fee63% facility fee
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.
What's inside this number
Part of the bill
Who charges it
Typical
Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it
The doctor who performs it
$126
$63.10 to $195
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center
The hospital or surgery center
$219
$54.95 to $1,622
How much rates vary
Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $55 to $3,162Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $55 to $302
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
Facility/Professional
Modifier
Typical LowTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
MedianTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Typical HighTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$3,162.28
Facility
Global
$54.95
$218.78
$3,162.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$302.00
Professional
Global
$56.23
$125.89
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$1,412.54
Facility
Global
$204.17
$204.17
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$309.03
Professional
Global
$57.54
$131.83
$309.03
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,019.95
Facility
Global
$1,548.82
$2,570.40
$3,019.95
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$338.84
Professional
Global
$57.54
$112.20
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$5,011.87
Facility
Global
$58.88
$251.19
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$229.09
Professional
Global
$52.48
$125.89
$229.09
Where Delaware sits
The same service costs 14.6 times more in New Jersey than in North Dakota. 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.