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Unlisted Surgical Procedure On The Rectum

California rates for HCPCS 45499

Covers an operation on the rectum — the last section of the large bowel, just above the anus — that has no standard named entry of its own. It is used when the surgery performed does not match any established named rectal procedure, and the surgeon supplies a written description of what was done.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Unlisted Surgical Procedure On The Rectum cost?

$2,884

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,884 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $52.48 from a physician practice, and about $3,890 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$52.48$46.77 to $81.28
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,890$1,585 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $871 to $35,481Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $41 to $3,311
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $3,890professional $52

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
$3,090.30
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$17,782.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$12,882.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$20,892.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$8,511.38
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$14,791.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$151,356.12
Typical High
$251,188.64
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$17,378.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67

Where California sits

The same service costs 223.9 times more in Wisconsin than in Kentucky. 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.

California· 31st of 51

$2,884

WI $10,000KY $44.67

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.