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Flexible Sigmoidoscopy With Polyp Removal (Snare)

Connecticut 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?

$3,769

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,769 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $302 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,467 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$302$224 to $525
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,467$1,514 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $832 to $6,607Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $174 to $794
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,467professional $302

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
$2,754.23
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$407.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,025.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$512.86
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$562.34
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$549.54
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$707.95
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
$69.18
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$39.81

Where Connecticut 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

Connecticut· 2nd of 51

$3,769

$302 physician + $3,467 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.