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Flexible Sigmoidoscopy With Polyp Removal (Snare)

Delaware 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?

$926

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $926 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $234 to the doctor who performs it, and $692 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$234$123 to $309
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$692$468 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $692 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,622Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $115 to $339
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $692professional $234

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
$117.49
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$3,235.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$316.23
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,621.81
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$354.81
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
$58.88
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$33.11

Where Delaware 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

Delaware· 45th of 51

$926

$234 physician + $692 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.