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Flexible Sigmoidoscopy With Polyp Removal (Snare)

North Carolina 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?

$719

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $719 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $339 to the doctor who performs it, and $380 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$339$204 to $501
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$380$195 to $933

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $126 to $4,266Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $138 to $794
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $380professional $339

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
$169.82
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$645.65
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$588.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$512.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$724.44
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$446.68
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$19,498.45
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,511.89

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 41st of 50

$719

$339 physician + $380 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.