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Flexible Sigmoidoscopy With Polyp Removal (Snare)

Wyoming 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 Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $162 to $479.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $5,623Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $120 to $776
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,288professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$776.25

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 12th 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.