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Anoscopy With Biopsy

Ohio 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?

$971

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $971 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $158 to the doctor who performs it, and $813 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$158$74.13 to $263
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$813$479 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $251 to $4,786Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $50 to $355
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $813professional $158

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
$208.93
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$467.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$4,570.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$229.09
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$275.42
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$354.81
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$354.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$478.63
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$162.18
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$302.00
5 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
$37.15
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.92

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 33rd of 51

$971

$158 physician + $813 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.