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Tying Off An Internal Hemorrhoid

Maine 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 October 2026.

How much does Tying Off An Internal Hemorrhoid cost?

$2,186

Typical total for the visit. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,186 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $407 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,778 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$407$355 to $501
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,778$1,698 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $708 to $3,311Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $302 to $661
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,778professional $407

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$741.31
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,311.31
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$676.08
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$602.56
12 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
$131.83
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Colorado than in Michigan. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Maine· 31st of 51

$2,186

$407 physician + $1,778 facility

CO $4,792MI $877

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.