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Removal Of A Blockage From The Rectum Under Anesthesia

Kentucky 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?

$2,181

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,181 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $275 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,905 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$275$224 to $347
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,905$1,000 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $398 to $3,802Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $186 to $457
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,905professional $275

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
$281.84
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$489.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$354.81
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$338.84
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,949.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$524.81

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 25th of 50

$2,181

$275 physician + $1,905 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.