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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 July 2026.

How much does Anoscopy With Biopsy cost?

$2,318

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,318 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $229 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$229$95.50 to $380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,089$2,089 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $309 to $2,089Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $79 to $646
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,089professional $229

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$323.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$602.56
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$776.25
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$588.84

Where Maine 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

Maine· 18th of 50

$2,318

$229 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.