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Flexible Sigmoidoscopy With Stent Placement

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 45345

An examination of the lower part of the large bowel with a flexible lighted tube passed through the anus, during which a stent — a short expanding tube — is placed across a narrowed section to hold it open. The narrowing may be stretched first so the stent can be positioned.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Flexible Sigmoidoscopy With Stent Placement cost?

$275

Typical physician fee. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $275 to $275.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 $302 · 10th to 90th $302 to $603Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $182 to $275
$200$500$1Kfacility $302professional $275

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$602.56
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$190.55

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 26th of 35

$275

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.