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Flexible Sigmoidoscopy With Polyp Removal (Snare)

Utah 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?

$3,322

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,322 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $302 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,020 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$302$162 to $417
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,020$1,202 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $417 to $4,571Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $123 to $646
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,020professional $302

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
$190.55
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$524.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$891.25
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,548.13
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$588.84
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$676.08
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$467.74

Where Utah 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

Utah· 9th of 50

$3,322

$302 physician + $3,020 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.