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Incision Of A Painful Blood Clot In An External Hemorrhoid

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 46083

A quick in-office procedure to cut open and drain a blood clot that has formed in an external hemorrhoid, the swollen vein tissue at the anal opening. It is done to relieve the sudden, sharp pain that a clotted hemorrhoid can cause, and provides much faster relief than waiting for the clot to resolve on its own.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Incision Of A Painful Blood Clot In An External Hemorrhoid cost?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $1,148 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 71 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$195$126 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,148$251 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $141 to $6,457Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $105 to $437
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,148professional $195

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
$190.55
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$9,549.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$426.58

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 2.2 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.

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MN $347KY $155

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.