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Incision Of A Painful Blood Clot In An External Hemorrhoid

North Carolina 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?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $219 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 7 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$219$148 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$219$151 to $398

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $107 to $708Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $107 to $468
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $219professional $219

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
$109.65
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,659.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$416.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$331.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$501.19
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$302.00
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,737.80

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 17th of 51

$219

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.