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Flexible Sigmoidoscopy With Polyp Removal (Snare)

Missouri 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?

$1,727

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,727 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $282 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,445 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$282$186 to $437
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,445$776 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $479 to $3,715Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $126 to $1,349
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,445professional $282

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
$302.00
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$331.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$125.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,630.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$457.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$12,022.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$524.81
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
$54.95
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$32.36

Where Missouri 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

Missouri· 14th of 51

$1,727

$282 physician + $1,445 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.