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Anoscopy

Maine rates for HCPCS 46600

This is a brief in-office exam in which a doctor uses a short, rigid, lighted scope to look inside the anal canal and lowest part of the rectum. It's used to check for hemorrhoids, fissures, polyps, or other problems in that area.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Anoscopy cost?

$102

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $102 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $102 from a physician practice, and about $309 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$102$52.48 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$309$123 to $309

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $309 · 10th to 90th $123 to $692Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $47 to $282
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $309professional $102

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$162.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$275.42
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$323.59
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$309.03
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$263.03

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in South Dakota than in Hawaii. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Maine $102 · 35th of 51
SD $166HI $75.86

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.