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In-Office Treatment Of Internal Hemorrhoids With Heat Energy

Maryland 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $275 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 6 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$204$158 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$275$209 to $398

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $275 · 10th to 90th $148 to $912Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $141 to $355
$1$10$100$1Kfacility $275professional $204

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
$0.98
Median
$0.98
Typical High
$0.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$331.13
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$416.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$398.11
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$371.54

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 48th of 51

$204

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.