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Flexible Sigmoidoscopy With Polyp Removal (Snare)

Indiana 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?

$5,143

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,143 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $245 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,898 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$245$129 to $316
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,898$1,000 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $178 to $10,000Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $117 to $407
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,898professional $245

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
$141.25
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$398.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$138.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$389.05
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$134.90
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$436.52

Where Indiana 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

Indiana· 1st of 50

$5,143

$245 physician + $4,898 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.