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Flexible Sigmoidoscopy With Polyp Removal (Snare)

Tennessee 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?

$2,401

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,401 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $263 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,138 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$263$145 to $347
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,138$1,202 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $468 to $4,074Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $117 to $525
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $263

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
$398.11
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$457.09
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,951.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$524.81
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$19,498.45
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$489.78

Where Tennessee 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

Tennessee· 16th of 50

$2,401

$263 physician + $2,138 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.