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Removing A Single Growth In The Anal Canal

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 46610

A short scope is placed in the anal canal and a single polyp or other growth is taken out with an instrument that applies heat, removing it and sealing the base at the same time. The tissue is sent to the laboratory for examination. One growth is removed in this version.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removing A Single Growth In The Anal Canal cost?

$209

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $91.20 to $309.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $209 to $7,762Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $78 to $347
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $1,698professional $162

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
$208.93
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$346.74
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$602.56
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$512.86

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 1.9 times more in New York than in Michigan. 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.

Washington, DC· 40th of 51

$209

NY $302MI $158

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.