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Tying Off An Internal Hemorrhoid

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 46945

An internal hemorrhoid is treated by tying off the tissue with suture material or a similar device to cut off its blood supply, causing it to shrink over time, using a method other than the small rubber bands sometimes used for this purpose. This version treats a single affected area.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tying Off An Internal Hemorrhoid cost?

$355

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $263 to $407.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $407 to $7,762Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $214 to $427
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,548professional $347

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
$407.38
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$407.38
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$912.01
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$741.31

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.6 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.

Washington, DC· 30th of 51

$355

MN $759KY $295

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.