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Flexible Sigmoidoscopy With Polyp Removal (Snare)

Alaska rates for HCPCS 45338

During a flexible sigmoidoscopy, examining the lower part of the colon and rectum, a wire loop (snare) is passed through the scope and used to encircle and remove a polyp or other growth from the lining. The tissue is then sent to a lab to check whether it's benign or precancerous.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Flexible Sigmoidoscopy With Polyp Removal (Snare) cost?

$2,138

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,138 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $479 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,660 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$479$316 to $1,148
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,660$1,288 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $646 to $5,888Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $151 to $1,479
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,660professional $479

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$851.14
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$3,090.30
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,621.81
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,905.46
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,202.26
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$5,128.61
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$977.24
10 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$147.91
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$741.31
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$295.12
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,122.02
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$223.87
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$147.91

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 6.9 times more in Colorado 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alaska· 8th of 51

$2,138

$479 physician + $1,660 facility

CO $4,090ND $590

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.