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Injection Around The Rectum For Prolapse

Colorado rates for HCPCS 45520

An injection of a solution into the tissues around the rectum that causes controlled scarring, helping to hold in place a rectum that has been slipping out through the anus. It is done without any incision.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Injection Around The Rectum For Prolapse cost?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $2,630 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$129$54.95 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,630$1,230 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $417 to $5,370Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $44 to $309
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,630professional $129

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
$954.99
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$169.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$251.19
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$234.42
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$302.00
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$371.54
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$257.04
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$16.60

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Wisconsin than in Washington, DC. 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· 17th of 51

$148

WI $240DC $52.48

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.