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Surgical Removal Of A Single Hemorrhoid Group

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 46255

Surgical removal of one group of hemorrhoids, the swollen cushions of veins at the anus, taking out both the internal part and the external part of that same group in one operation. The tissue is cut away and the base either stitched or left to heal over. Removing more than one group is a larger operation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Surgical Removal Of A Single Hemorrhoid Group cost?

$1,311

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,311 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $603 to the doctor who performs it, and $708 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$603$457 to $933
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$708$513 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $363 to $6,457Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $355 to $1,445
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $708professional $603

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
$416.87
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,819.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,995.26
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$891.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,348.96
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$812.83
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,128.31
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$45,708.82
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,365.16

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 6.6 times more in West Virginia than in Montana. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeNorth Carolina $1,311 · 47th of 51
WV $7,746MT $1,170

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.