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Sclerotherapy Injection For Hemorrhoids

Maine 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 October 2026.

How much does Sclerotherapy Injection For Hemorrhoids cost?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $708 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$316$219 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$708$692 to $832

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,202Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $186 to $562
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $708professional $316

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$389.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$588.84
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,202.26
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$676.08
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$512.86
12 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$257.04
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$181.97
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$72.44
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$275.42
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$54.95
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$36.31
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$257.04

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Alaska 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.

Maine· 19th of 51

$324

AK $741KY $166

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.