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Anoscopy With Biopsy

Kentucky 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?

$2,231

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,231 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $141 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,089 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$141$74.13 to $257
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,089$1,202 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $138 to $4,365Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $63 to $331
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,089professional $141

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
$91.20
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$346.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,365.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$194.98
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$112.20
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$1,479.11
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$338.84

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 13.5 times more in Indiana 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

Kentucky· 19th of 50

$2,231

$141 physician + $2,089 facility

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.