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Flexible Sigmoidoscopy With Polyp Removal (Snare)

Michigan 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?

$1,732

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,732 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $219 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,514 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$219$166 to $372
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,514$550 to $2,042

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $363 to $2,884Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $151 to $437
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,514professional $219

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
$151.36
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$36.31
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,630.27
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$467.74
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$3,801.89
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$436.52
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$186.21
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$74.13
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$275.42
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$56.23
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$37.15
Priority Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$467.74

Where Michigan 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

Michigan· 13th of 51

$1,732

$219 physician + $1,514 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.