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Anal Canal Scope Removal Of A Polyp By Snare

Iowa rates for HCPCS 46611

Using a short scope inserted into the anal canal, a doctor removes a single polyp or growth by looping a thin wire snare around its base and removing it. This allows the growth to be identified and removed in the same visit. It is used when a polyp is found during an examination of the anal canal itself, rather than higher up in the rectum or colon.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Anal Canal Scope Removal Of A Polyp By Snare cost?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $1,000 from a hospital or other facility.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$257$182 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,000$550 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $257 to $5,012Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $135 to $617
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,000professional $257

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
$363.08
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$524.81
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$354.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,659.59
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$562.34
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,000.00
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$616.60
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$478.63
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$588.84
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
$40.74
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$36.31

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. 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.

Iowa· 5th of 51

$288

AK $398DC $97.72

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.