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Incision Of A Painful Blood Clot In An External Hemorrhoid

Iowa 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $603 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 8 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$224$151 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$603$263 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $182 to $6,457Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $107 to $741
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $603professional $224

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
$346.74
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$562.34
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$489.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$724.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,548.82
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$512.86
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$562.34
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$457.09
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$549.54

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 8th of 51

$234

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.