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Anoscopy With Biopsy

Pennsylvania 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?

$924

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $924 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $263 to the doctor who performs it, and $661 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 11 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$263$79.43 to $316
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$661$380 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $263 to $3,981Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $69 to $427
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $661professional $263

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
$263.03
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$31.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$102.33
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$331.13
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$676.08
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$562.34
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$478.63
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,570.88
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$363.08
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$6,165.95
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$316.23
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$158.49
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$63.10
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$234.42
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$46.77
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$31.62
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$416.87
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,677.35
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$323.59

Where Pennsylvania 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

Pennsylvania· 35th of 51

$924

$263 physician + $661 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.