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Colonoscopy To Remove A Foreign Object

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 45379

An examination of the whole large bowel with a long flexible lighted tube passed through the anus, during which an object that does not belong there is retrieved. Grasping instruments passed down the scope take hold of the object and bring it out under direct vision. Bowel preparation beforehand and sedation during the procedure are normally used.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Colonoscopy To Remove A Foreign Object cost?

$1,983

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,983 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $324 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,660 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$324$257 to $537
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,660$708 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $398 to $4,266Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $219 to $631
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,660professional $324

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
$229.09
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$2,290.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$512.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$630.96
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,071.52
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$2,951.21
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$676.08
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$51.29

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in Colorado 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Kentucky· 12th of 51

$1,983

$324 physician + $1,660 facility

CO $4,191ND $964

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.