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Flexible Sigmoidoscopy With Polyp Removal (Snare)

Iowa 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?

$1,504

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,504 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $407 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,096 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$407$269 to $741
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,096$646 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $389 to $4,786Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $200 to $871
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,096professional $407

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
$199.53
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$758.58
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$741.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$3,801.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,238.72
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$758.58
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,288.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$831.76
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$676.08
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$831.76
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
$61.66
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$48.98

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 22nd of 51

$1,504

$407 physician + $1,096 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.