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Removal Of A Surgical Drain Thread From The Anal Area

Florida rates for HCPCS 46030

Removal of a seton, a thin thread or band that had been placed through an anal fistula tract to keep it open for drainage and gradually allow it to heal. Taking it out is done once the tract has drained sufficiently or the seton has done its job of preparing the area for the fistula to close or heal.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Surgical Drain Thread From The Anal Area cost?

$3,365

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,365 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $129 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,236 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$129$93.33 to $209
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,236$1,122 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $174 to $10,000Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $79 to $288
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $129

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
$123.03
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$288.40
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$10,471.29
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$380.19
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,585.78
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$316.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$257.04
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$295.12

Where Florida sits

The same service costs 21.2 times more in Indiana than in South 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

Florida· 9th of 50

$3,365

$129 physician + $3,236 facility

IN $5,758SD $272

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.