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Flexible Sigmoidoscopy With Polyp Removal (Snare)

Kentucky 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?

$1,280

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,280 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $209 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,072 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$209$145 to $275
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,072$525 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $191 to $2,884Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $115 to $355
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,072professional $209

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
$114.82
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$346.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$309.03
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$1,071.52
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,621.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$426.58
11 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$34.67
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 31st of 51

$1,280

$209 physician + $1,072 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.