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Anal Canal Exam With Foreign Body Removal

Pennsylvania rates for HCPCS 46608

This procedure uses a short, rigid scope to examine the anal canal and remove an object that has become lodged inside it. The clinician looks through the scope to safely locate the item before retrieving it. It is typically done for a swallowed or inserted object causing discomfort, blockage, or a sense that something is stuck.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Anal Canal Exam With Foreign Body Removal cost?

$2,548

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,548 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $204 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,344 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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$204$87.10 to $302
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,344$1,230 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $525 to $7,762Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $79 to $389
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,344professional $204

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$363.08
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$57,543.99
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$426.58
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$660.69
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$870.96
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$512.86
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$676.08
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$575.44
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,238.72
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$398.11

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 11.6 times more in New Jersey than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feePennsylvania $2,548 · 14th of 50
NJ $5,462WV $472

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.