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Sigmoidoscopy With Ultrasound-Guided Needle Sample

Maine 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 October 2026.

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

$1,488

Typical total for the visit. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,488 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $229 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,259 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$229$191 to $269
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,259$933 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,585Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $170 to $331
$200$500$1Kfacility $1,259professional $229

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$251.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$371.54
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$331.13
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$331.13
10 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$21.38
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 7.7 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Maine· 24th of 51

$1,488

$229 physician + $1,259 facility

CO $4,047MT $526

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.