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Sclerotherapy Injection For Hemorrhoids

Colorado rates for HCPCS 46500

This procedure injects a solution directly into a hemorrhoid to shrink it, causing the surrounding tissue to scar and the swollen vein to shrink over time. It's a nonsurgical, in-office treatment option for internal hemorrhoids. Multiple hemorrhoids can be treated in one visit.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Sclerotherapy Injection For Hemorrhoids cost?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $1,738 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$257$191 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,738$288 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $191 to $5,888Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $148 to $479
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,738professional $257

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
$190.55
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$446.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$524.81
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$512.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$831.76
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$794.33
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$524.81

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Minnesota than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Colorado $288 · 23rd of 51
MN $537KY $195

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.