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Magnified Anal Canal Exam With Tissue Sample

Alaska rates for HCPCS 46607

An examination of the anal canal using a scope combined with magnification and a special solution that highlights abnormal tissue, with one or more small tissue samples taken during the same visit for lab analysis. It is used to look closely for precancerous or abnormal changes in the anal lining, often in patients at higher risk for anal cancer.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Magnified Anal Canal Exam With Tissue Sample cost?

$2,086

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,086 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $501 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,585 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$501$316 to $832
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,585$1,230 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $955 to $5,888Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $170 to $1,072
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $1,585professional $501

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
$676.08
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$630.96
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,513.56
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,148.15
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,089.30
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$831.76
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$5,128.61
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$954.99
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
$63.10
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$107.15
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$537.03
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$213.80
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$794.33
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$158.49
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$107.15

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 9.2 times more in Colorado than in North Dakota. 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

Alaska· 9th of 51

$2,086

$501 physician + $1,585 facility

CO $4,600ND $499

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.