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Anoscopy With Biopsy

Iowa rates for HCPCS 46606

This is an examination of the anal canal and lowest part of the rectum using a short, rigid scope, during which a small tissue sample is taken for laboratory analysis. It is used to evaluate abnormal-appearing tissue, such as a growth or suspicious area, found during a visual exam. The procedure is brief and typically done in an office setting.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Anoscopy With Biopsy cost?

$1,759

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,759 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $245 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,514 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$245$102 to $457
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,514$316 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $126 to $6,457Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $72 to $692
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,514professional $245

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
$467.74
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$812.83
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$562.34
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$2,951.21
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,041.74
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$676.08
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$588.84
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$758.58

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 13.5 times more in Indiana than in Montana. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeIowa $1,759 · 27th of 50
IN $6,051MT $448

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.