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Procedure price report · Hemorrhoid procedures

Surgical removal of external hemorrhoids, two or more areas

CPT 46250the billing code this page is about

Cutting out hemorrhoids outside the anus in two or more separate columns or groups of tissue.

Hospitals typically charge $1,998 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 1,006 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $2,202. Most fall between $678 and $4,595 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
1,006
States
50
Filings dated
Aug 2022 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 24, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 1,006 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$516$787$1,998$4,051$6,941

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 13× what the cheapest tenth charges ($516 vs $6,941).

How the prices are spread

$366 – $504: 40 hospitals$366$504 – $695: 119 hospitals$695 – $958: 99 hospitals$695$958 – $1,322: 100 hospitals$1,322 – $1,822: 67 hospitals$1,322$1,822 – $2,513: 110 hospitals$2,513 – $3,465: 109 hospitals$2,513$3,465 – $4,778: 131 hospitals$4,778 – $6,588: 68 hospitals$4,778$6,588 – $9,084: 63 hospitals$6,588median $1,998price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (906 of 1,006 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$366$50440
$504$695119
$695$95899
$958$1,322100
$1,322$1,82267
$1,822$2,513110
$2,513$3,465109
$3,465$4,778131
$4,778$6,58868
$6,588$9,08463

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$2,836
Median cash price$1,998
Cash as a multiple of Medicare0.70×

The Medicare figure is the national unadjusted OPPS rate for this code — what Medicare itself pays a hospital before local wage adjustment. It is a benchmark, not a price anyone is charged.

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $1,998.

Alaska: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: median $765 across 13 hospitalsME$765Vermont: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: median $489 across 11 hospitalsNH$489Washington: median $2,200 across 33 hospitalsWA$2,200Idaho: median $3,251 across 16 hospitalsID$3,251Montana: median $1,371 across 11 hospitalsMT$1,371North Dakota: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: median $1,998 across 46 hospitalsMN$1,998Illinois: median $1,189 across 46 hospitalsIL$1,189Wisconsin: median $2,008 across 42 hospitalsWI$2,008Michigan: median $930 across 47 hospitalsMI$930New York: median $3,245 across 61 hospitalsNY$3,245Massachusetts: median $4,000 across 14 hospitalsMA$4,000Oregon: median $1,383 across 28 hospitalsOR$1,383Nevada: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $1,037 across 44 hospitalsIA$1,037Indiana: median $951 across 21 hospitalsIN$951Ohio: median $977 across 27 hospitalsOH$977Pennsylvania: median $2,837 across 48 hospitalsPA$2,837New Jersey: median $3,230 across 33 hospitalsNJ$3,230Connecticut: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCTRhode Island: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureRICalifornia: median $2,727 across 78 hospitalsCA$2,727Utah: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureUTColorado: median $1,090 across 16 hospitalsCO$1,090Nebraska: median $1,124 across 20 hospitalsNE$1,124Missouri: median $1,161 across 23 hospitalsMO$1,161Kentucky: median $605 across 13 hospitalsKY$605West Virginia: median $942 across 18 hospitalsWV$942Virginia: median $3,458 across 13 hospitalsVA$3,458Maryland: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMDDelaware: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureDEArizona: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: median $842 across 29 hospitalsKS$842Arkansas: median $2,348 across 12 hospitalsAR$2,348Tennessee: median $607 across 14 hospitalsTN$607North Carolina: median $1,989 across 12 hospitalsNC$1,989South Carolina: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSCOklahoma: median $568 across 24 hospitalsOK$568Louisiana: median $1,917 across 14 hospitalsLA$1,917Mississippi: median $834 across 10 hospitalsMS$834Alabama: median $3,314 across 12 hospitalsAL$3,314Georgia: median $6,653 across 16 hospitalsGA$6,653Hawaii: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $3,619 across 50 hospitalsTX$3,619Florida: median $7,165 across 15 hospitalsFL$7,165
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $1,998. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
Florida FL15$7,165+259%$597 – $10,250
Georgia GA16$6,653+233%$2,855 – $7,214
Massachusetts MA14$4,000+100%$1,266 – $6,084
Texas TX50$3,619+81%$1,761 – $4,373
Virginia VA13$3,458+73%$3,402 – $7,944
Alabama AL12$3,314+66%$1,309 – $7,986
Idaho ID16$3,251+63%$1,196 – $7,189
New York NY61$3,245+62%$854 – $4,595
New Jersey NJ33$3,230+62%$2,650 – $5,339
Pennsylvania PA48$2,837+42%$481 – $4,791
California CA78$2,727+36%$1,269 – $4,066
Arkansas AR12$2,348+18%$699 – $3,953
Washington WA33$2,200+10%$855 – $5,577
Wisconsin WI42$2,0080%$1,545 – $2,981
Minnesota MN46$1,9980%$788 – $2,347
North Carolina NC12$1,9890%$1,147 – $7,418
Louisiana LA14$1,917−4%$718 – $4,441
Oregon OR28$1,383−31%$881 – $7,656
Montana MT11$1,371−31%$474 – $3,542
Illinois IL46$1,189−41%$624 – $6,119
Missouri MO23$1,161−42%$604 – $7,546
Nebraska NE20$1,124−44%$718 – $1,717
Colorado CO16$1,090−45%$851 – $3,051
Iowa IA44$1,037−48%$585 – $1,235
Ohio OH27$977−51%$398 – $10,027
Indiana IN21$951−52%$516 – $2,922
West Virginia WV18$942−53%$356 – $4,051
Michigan MI47$930−53%$640 – $4,636
Kansas KS29$842−58%$550 – $3,021
Mississippi MS10$834−58%$454 – $3,454
Maine ME13$765−62%$286 – $1,620
Tennessee TN14$607−70%$530 – $4,016
Kentucky KY13$605−70%$480 – $2,294
Oklahoma OK24$568−72%$568 – $4,586
New Hampshire NH11$489−76%$268 – $860
Alaska AK9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Carolina SC5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Connecticut CT2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Delaware DE2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Utah UT2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Rhode Island RI1not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $1,998.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care668$2,836$755 – $5,419
Children’s9fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access327$1,174$604 – $2,511
Ownership
For-profit90$4,004$873 – $8,847
Government203$1,314$688 – $3,314
Non-profit711$2,008$663 – $4,441
System affiliation
Part of a system768$2,287$723 – $4,881
Independent238$1,188$597 – $3,129

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$2,332
Median cash price$1,998
Cash as a share of list, median hospital65%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 35%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

552 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $1,353 and the average of the middle 60% is $1,818; most fall between $568 and $4,066.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 552 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$391$647$1,353$3,537$5,524

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 14× what the cheapest tenth charges ($391 vs $5,524).

Of the 603 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 552 gave a usable cash price; 28 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 23 a list price only.

How complete is this

1,006 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (25%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 1,102 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted1,006
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here63
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded0
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded2
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded31
Hospitals that filed this code1,102

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 24, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Hemorrhoid procedures family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as Hemorrhoidectomy Xtrnl 2/> Column/Group.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

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Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Surgical removal of external hemorrhoids, two or more areas (CPT 46250) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-46250-surgical-removal-of-external-hemorrhoids-two-or-more-areas