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Magnified Exam Of The Anal Canal

Illinois rates for HCPCS 46601

A short scope is placed in the anal canal and the lining is examined under high magnification after a solution is applied that makes abnormal areas stand out. It is used to look for precancerous change, most often in people at higher risk. Cells may be brushed or washed off for testing, but no tissue is cut out.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Magnified Exam Of The Anal Canal cost?

$843

Typical total for the visit. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $843 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $151 to the doctor who performs it, and $692 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$151$112 to $204
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$692$355 to $1,259

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $692 · 10th to 90th $151 to $2,754Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $95 to $251
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $692professional $151

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$275.42
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$457.09
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$199.53
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$257.04
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$15.14

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 13.3 times more in Connecticut than in Michigan. 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

Illinois· 19th of 51

$843

$151 physician + $692 facility

CT $3,018MI $226

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.