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Colonoscopy With Stent Placement

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 45389

During a colonoscopy, an expandable mesh tube is placed inside a narrowed section of the large bowel to hold it open so stool can pass. Stretching the narrowing before and after the stent goes in, and passing a guide wire, are part of the procedure. It is used when a tumor or a scarred narrowing is blocking the bowel.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Colonoscopy With Stent Placement cost?

$437

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $309 to $1,202.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $282 to $6,761
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $437

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
$281.84
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$7,585.78
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$6,309.57
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$25,118.86
Typical High
$25,118.86
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$19,952.62
Median
$19,952.62
Typical High
$19,952.62

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 38.0 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $437 · 46th of 50
IN $10,965WV $288

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.