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Removal Of A Surgical Drain Thread From The Anal Area

Vermont 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?

$138

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $93.33 to $148.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $89 to $200
$100$200$500professional $138

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$426.58
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$524.81

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Minnesota than in Kentucky. 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.

Vermont· 43rd of 51

$138

MN $302KY $117

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.