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Sigmoidoscopy With Ultrasound-Guided Needle Sample

New Mexico 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?

$380

Typical facility fee. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $240 to $2,089.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $182 to $4,467
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $380

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
$239.88
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,248.07

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 39th of 50

$380

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.