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Tying Off An Internal Hemorrhoid

Vermont 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?

$479

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $309 to $603.

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 $1,698 · 10th to 90th $468 to $3,162Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $240 to $603
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,698professional $479

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
$229.09
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$707.95
5 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
$117.49
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$251.19

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Alaska 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.

Vermont· 14th of 51

$479

AK $1,122KY $245

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.