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Removal Of A Blockage From The Rectum Under Anesthesia

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 45915

This procedure removes a severe stool blockage or a lodged foreign object from the rectum while the patient is under anesthesia. It is used when the blockage cannot be cleared safely or comfortably without anesthesia, unlike a simple in-office removal.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Blockage From The Rectum Under Anesthesia cost?

$339

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $257 to $427.

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 $1,698 · 10th to 90th $427 to $6,310Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $224 to $427
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,698professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$426.58
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$954.99
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$707.95

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Minnesota 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.

Washington, DC· 36th of 51

$339

MN $646KY $282

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.