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Flexible Sigmoidoscopy With Polyp Removal (Snare)

New Mexico 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?

$662

Typical total for the visit. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $662 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $282 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$282$145 to $347
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$380$195 to $759

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $141 to $3,388Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $117 to $537
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $380professional $282

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
$524.81
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$630.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,128.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$501.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$416.87
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$537.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$537.03

Where New Mexico 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

New Mexico· 44th of 50

$662

$282 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.