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Flexible Sigmoidoscopy With Polyp Removal (Snare)

Nevada 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?

$1,967

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,967 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $269 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,698 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$269$138 to $363
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,698$724 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $126 to $5,129Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $117 to $501
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,698professional $269

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
$125.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$501.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$489.78
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$467.74
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$501.19
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$331.13
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$478.63

Where Nevada sits

The same service costs 8.9 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeNevada $1,967 · 23rd of 50
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.