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Sigmoidoscopy With Removal of Small Polyps

Michigan rates for HCPCS 45333

A flexible tube with a camera on the end is passed through the anus to examine the rectum and the lower part of the colon, and small growths found along the way are taken off with a heated forceps that grips and burns them at the same time. The tissue removed is sent to a laboratory for examination. Because only the lower part of the bowel is looked at, the preparation is lighter than for a full colon exam.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Sigmoidoscopy With Removal of Small Polyps cost?

$745

Typical total for the visit. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $745 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $170 to the doctor who performs it, and $575 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$170$120 to $389
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$575$417 to $851

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $575 · 10th to 90th $347 to $1,549Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $83 to $407
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $575professional $170

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
$120.23
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$38.90
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$512.86
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$2,884.03
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$407.38
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$204.17
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$81.28
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$302.00
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$60.26
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$40.74
Priority Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$426.58

Where Michigan sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in Connecticut than in Maryland. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Michigan· 47th of 51

$745

$170 physician + $575 facility

CT $3,081MD $627

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.