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Anoscopy With Biopsy

Maine 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?

$911

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $911 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $219 to the doctor who performs it, and $692 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$219$95.50 to $363
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$692$309 to $1,259

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $692 · 10th to 90th $91 to $1,380Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $87 to $501
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $692professional $219

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$501.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$512.86
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$575.44
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$398.11
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
$44.67
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$30.90
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$154.88
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$61.66
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$234.42
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$46.77
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$30.90

Where Maine 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

Maine· 36th of 51

$911

$219 physician + $692 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.