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Encircling Band Around the Anus for Support

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 46753

Places a band, suture, or strip of tissue in a ring around the anal opening and tightens it so the opening is narrowed and better supported. It is used for leakage of stool or for a rectum that slides down and out, particularly in people who are not fit enough for a larger repair. The material sits under the skin around the opening.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Encircling Band Around the Anus for Support cost?

$1,072

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,072 from a physician practice, and about $1,862 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$1,072$776 to $1,380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,862$1,122 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $646 to $4,898Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $589 to $1,738
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,862professional $1,072

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,630.27
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,445.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$707.95
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,148.15
8 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
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$501.19
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$354.81

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 5.6 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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· 12th of 51

$1,072

AK $2,512TX $447

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.