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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 July 2026.

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

$3,518

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,518 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $282 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,236 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$282$141 to $363
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,236$339 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $162 to $7,943Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $120 to $490
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $282

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$457.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$524.81
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$537.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$912.01
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$741.31
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$537.03

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 8.9 times more in Indiana 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· 8th of 50

$3,518

$282 physician + $3,236 facility

IN $5,143ND $577

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.