go back

Magnified Exam Of The Anal Canal

South Dakota 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 July 2026.

How much does Magnified Exam Of The Anal Canal cost?

$399

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $399 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $191 to the doctor who performs it, and $209 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$191$135 to $269
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$209$135 to $427

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $93 to $2,291Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $87 to $398
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $209professional $191

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
$93.33
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$436.52
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$426.58
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$1,122.02
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$316.23
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$338.84
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$426.58

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 15.6 times more in New Jersey than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeSouth Dakota $399 · 43rd of 50
NJ $4,726MD $303

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.