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Flexible Sigmoidoscopy With Polyp Removal (Snare)

Colorado 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?

$4,090

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,090 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $288 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,802 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$288$166 to $427
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,802$1,380 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $708 to $8,318Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $138 to $575
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $288

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
$954.99
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$389.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$8,912.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$467.74
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$467.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$602.56
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,096.48
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$501.19
5 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
$120.23
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$31.62

Where Colorado 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

Colorado· 1st of 51

$4,090

$288 physician + $3,802 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.