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Chemical Treatment Of A Small Growth Near The Anus

Maryland 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?

$174

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $148 to $263.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $85 to $617Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $135 to $288
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $209professional $170

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$288.40
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$323.59
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$354.81
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$363.08
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
$77.62
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$204.17

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 49th of 51

$174

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.