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Sigmoidoscopy With Ultrasound-Guided Needle Sample

Colorado 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?

$3,890

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,890 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $437 to $6,761.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $214 to $8,318Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $151 to $955
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,890professional $219

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,585.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,659.59
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$426.58
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$954.99
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,309.57

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 36.3 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.

Colorado· 6th of 50

$3,890

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.