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Magnified Exam Of The Anal Canal

Rhode Island 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?

$846

Typical total for the visit. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $846 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $170 to the doctor who performs it, and $676 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$170$132 to $245
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$676$135 to $1,549

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $676 · 10th to 90th $98 to $3,981Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $107 to $479
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $676professional $170

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
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$181.97

Where Rhode Island 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

Rhode Island· 18th of 51

$846

$170 physician + $676 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.