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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 July 2026.

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

$819

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $819 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $257 to the doctor who performs it, and $562 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$257$141 to $347
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$562$295 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $145 to $8,128Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $117 to $501
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $562professional $257

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
$154.88
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$501.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,890.45
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$575.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$457.09
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$537.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$478.63

Where South 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

South Carolina· 38th of 50

$819

$257 physician + $562 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.