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Flexible Sigmoidoscopy With Polyp Removal (Snare)

Vermont 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?

$316

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $148 to $347.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $138 to $417
$200$500professional $316

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$549.54
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$616.60

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 1.6 times more in Minnesota than in West Virginia. 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.

Vermont· 10th of 51

$316

MN $407WV $251

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.