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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 July 2026.

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

$2,241

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,241 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $245 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 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$245$141 to $309
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$1,072 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $355 to $3,890Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $117 to $427
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,995professional $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
$144.54
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$489.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$107.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,388.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$309.03
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$177.83
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,621.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$457.09

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 19th of 50

$2,241

$245 physician + $1,995 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.