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In-Office Treatment Of Internal Hemorrhoids With Heat Energy

Iowa rates for HCPCS 46930

An internal hemorrhoid is treated using a device that applies a brief burst of heat energy, such as infrared light, radiofrequency, or a heated probe, causing the hemorrhoid tissue to shrink and scar down over time. This is a quick, in-office treatment that doesn't require cutting or stitches.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does In-Office Treatment Of Internal Hemorrhoids With Heat Energy cost?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $1,738 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$257$195 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,738$363 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $234 to $6,457Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $148 to $776
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,738professional $257

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
$363.08
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$660.69
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$2,884.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,621.81
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$562.34
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$501.19
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$602.56

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Minnesota 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.

Iowa· 13th of 51

$257

MN $417KY $186

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.