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In-Office Treatment Of Internal Hemorrhoids With Heat Energy

Kentucky 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?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $1,995 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$178$145 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,995$1,148 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $257 to $3,388Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $123 to $302
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,995professional $178

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
$181.97
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$309.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$234.42
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$223.87
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,202.26
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$338.84

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 51st of 51

$186

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.