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Sigmoidoscopy With Destruction of Growths

Pennsylvania rates for HCPCS 45346

A flexible scope is passed through the anus into the lower part of the large bowel, and one or more growths or abnormal areas found there are destroyed in place using heat or a similar energy rather than being cut out. Stretching a narrowed segment or passing a guide wire, if needed to reach the target, is part of the service. It is usually done with light sedation as an outpatient.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Sigmoidoscopy With Destruction of Growths cost?

$3,001

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,001 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,089 to the doctor who performs it, and $912 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 11 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,089$186 to $3,090
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$912$617 to $2,188

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $912 · 10th to 90th $479 to $3,981Professionalmedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $158 to $4,898
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $912professional $2,089

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$2,630.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$1,318.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$263.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$3,090.30
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,370.32
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,412.54
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,265.80
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,019.95
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$7,244.36
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$2,630.27
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$1,318.26
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$524.81
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$1,995.26
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$398.11
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$263.03
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$2,754.23
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$3,235.94
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$3,467.37

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 6.4 times more in New York than in Maryland. 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

Pennsylvania· 18th of 51

$3,001

$2,089 physician + $912 facility

NY $5,617MD $880

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.