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Flexible Sigmoidoscopy With Polyp Removal (Snare)

South 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 October 2026.

How much does Flexible Sigmoidoscopy With Polyp Removal (Snare) cost?

$1,095

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,095 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $282 to the doctor who performs it, and $813 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$151 to $347
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$813$589 to $2,239

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $457 to $4,467Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $123 to $427
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $813professional $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
$141.25
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,801.89
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$407.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$724.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$794.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$380.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$436.52
7 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
$69.18
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$34.67
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$213.80

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 40th of 51

$1,095

$282 physician + $813 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.