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Colonoscopy With Growth Removal Using Heat

Vermont 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?

$501

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $501 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $288 to $646.

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 $3,311 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $4,169Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $275 to $1,000
$500$1K$2Kfacility $3,311professional $501

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,168.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$891.25
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 1.9 times more in Minnesota than in West Virginia. 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.

Vermont· 15th of 51

$501

MN $724WV $389

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.