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Chemical Treatment Of A Small Growth Near The Anus

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 46900

A small growth around the anus, such as a wart, is treated by applying a chemical solution directly to the tissue to destroy it, rather than removing it surgically. This is typically a quick, in-office treatment for a straightforward case.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Chemical Treatment Of A Small Growth Near The Anus cost?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $427 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$234$186 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$427$219 to $741

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $174 to $1,202Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $138 to $372
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $427professional $234

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
$338.84
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$354.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$371.54
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$354.81
6 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
$93.33
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$239.88

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. 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.

Louisiana· 28th of 51

$234

AK $562DC $162

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.