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Colonoscopy to Decompress the Bowel

Colorado rates for HCPCS 45393

Passes a flexible camera through the rectum into the colon to relieve a dangerously swollen or twisted section of bowel, letting trapped gas and fluid escape. A drainage tube can be left in place afterwards to stop the swelling returning. It is done urgently, because a stretched bowel wall can tear or lose its blood supply.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Colonoscopy to Decompress the Bowel cost?

$4,571

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,571 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,585 to $6,918.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $288 to $8,913Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $219 to $1,413
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,571professional $309

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,311.31
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$512.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,412.54
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,309.57

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 28.8 times more in Indiana 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.

Colorado· 5th of 50

$4,571

IN $7,244ND $251

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.