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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 July 2026.

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

$4,647

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,647 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $282 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,365 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$282$148 to $398
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,365$3,467 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $851 to $8,128Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $120 to $603
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,365professional $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
$851.14
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$575.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$660.69
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$691.83
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$741.31

Where Connecticut 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

Connecticut· 3rd of 50

$4,647

$282 physician + $4,365 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.