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Flexible Sigmoidoscopy With Lesion Destruction

California rates for HCPCS 45339

An examination of the lower part of the large bowel with a flexible lighted tube passed through the anus. Growths or abnormal patches in the lining are destroyed with heat or another energy source rather than cut out. It reaches only the lower portion of the colon, not all of it.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Flexible Sigmoidoscopy With Lesion Destruction cost?

$1,445

Typical physician fee. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,445 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,445 to $1,445.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $501 to $9,772Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $1,445
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,571professional $1,445

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$10,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$776.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$831.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$512.86

Where California sits

The same service costs 195.0 times more in New York than in South Carolina. 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.

California· 2nd of 35

$1,445

NY $5,888SC $30.20

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.