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Removal Of A Blockage From The Rectum Under Anesthesia

Virginia 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?

$793

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $793 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $347 to the doctor who performs it, and $447 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$347$257 to $427
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$447$302 to $1,738

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $447 · 10th to 90th $240 to $4,786Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $224 to $589
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $447professional $347

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
$363.08
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$512.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$616.60
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$588.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$794.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$489.78
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$616.60
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$707.95
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,071.52
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$549.54

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 48th of 50

$793

$347 physician + $447 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.