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Anoscopy With Biopsy

Idaho 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 October 2026.

How much does Anoscopy With Biopsy cost?

$808

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $808 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $219 to the doctor who performs it, and $589 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$219$138 to $550
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$589$309 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $282 to $3,090Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $105 to $646
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $589professional $219

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
$257.04
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$3,090.30
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$446.68
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$4,466.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$831.76
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$630.96
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$125.89
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$588.84
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$588.84
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$380.19
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,890.45
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$562.34
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$2,344.23
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$436.52
10 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
$51.29
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$446.68
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$416.87
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$165.96
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$83.18
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$53.70
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$407.38

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 9.0 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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

Idaho· 41st of 51

$808

$219 physician + $589 facility

CO $4,579MT $507

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.