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Removal Of A Blockage From The Rectum Under Anesthesia

Iowa 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?

$2,619

Typical total for the visit. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,619 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $380 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$380$282 to $603
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$537 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $363 to $6,457Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $224 to $1,413
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $380

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
$588.84
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,047.13
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$794.33
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,951.21
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,630.27
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$912.01
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$812.83
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 8.1 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Iowa· 20th of 50

$2,619

$380 physician + $2,239 facility

IN $5,932MD $731

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.