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Colonoscopy With Growth Removal Using Heat

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 45384

During a colonoscopy, a growth or abnormal area of tissue found in the colon is removed using a heated grasping tool that both grips and treats the tissue. It is an alternative removal technique to using a wire loop, or snare, during the same type of exam.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Colonoscopy With Growth Removal Using Heat cost?

$1,112

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,112 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $575 to the doctor who performs it, and $537 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$575$380 to $851
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$537$339 to $871

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $537 · 10th to 90th $234 to $2,754Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $263 to $1,230
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $537professional $575

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
$223.87
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$6,165.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$933.25
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$977.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$831.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,230.27
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$724.44
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$28,840.32
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,073.80

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 7.1 times more in New Jersey 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

North Carolina· 43rd of 51

$1,112

$575 physician + $537 facility

NJ $5,817MD $815

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.