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Sigmoidoscopy With Ultrasound-Guided Needle Sample

Alabama rates for HCPCS 45342

A flexible scope carrying an ultrasound probe is passed through the anus into the lower large bowel, the ultrasound looks through the bowel wall at deeper structures, and a fine needle is passed under that guidance to draw cells from a target within or beyond the wall. It samples lesions and lymph nodes that a surface biopsy cannot reach. It is done with sedation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Sigmoidoscopy With Ultrasound-Guided Needle Sample cost?

$1,479

Typical facility fee. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,023 to $1,862.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $617 to $2,455
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,479

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
$562.34
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,398.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,162.28

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 36.3 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $1,479 · 26th of 50
IN $6,166ND $170

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.