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Incision Of A Painful Blood Clot In An External Hemorrhoid

Washington, DC 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?

$182

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $123 to $229.

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

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $129 to $7,762Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $107 to $257
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,138professional $158

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
$128.82
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$257.04
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$524.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$407.38

Where Washington, DC sits

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.

Washington, DC· 42nd of 51

$182

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.