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Incision Of A Painful Blood Clot In An External Hemorrhoid

Maryland 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $129 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 6 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$178$117 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$129$100 to $174

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $78 to $575Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $107 to $380
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $129professional $178

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
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$426.58
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$371.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$338.84
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$338.84

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 48th of 51

$178

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.