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Tying Off An Internal Hemorrhoid

North Dakota 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?

$1,617

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,617 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $617 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,000 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$617$363 to $794
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,000$339 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $339 to $2,570Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $282 to $891
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,000professional $617

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$91.20
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$933.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$616.60
3 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
$165.96
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$53.70

Where North Dakota 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

North Dakota· 46th of 51

$1,617

$617 physician + $1,000 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.