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Magnified Anal Canal Exam With Tissue Sample

Louisiana 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?

$1,251

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,251 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $204 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,047 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$204$170 to $275
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,047$447 to $2,239

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $186 to $3,388Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $129 to $324
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,047professional $204

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
$275.42
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$30.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,548.13
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$323.59
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$323.59

Where Louisiana 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

Louisiana· 29th of 51

$1,251

$204 physician + $1,047 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.