Hemorrhoid banding cost in Charleston, SC
In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for hemorrhoid banding (rubber band ligation): from $686.40 to $925.00, with a median of $686.40. The lowest listed price is at Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley and 3 other hospitals. Across South Carolina, the median is $686.40 at 9 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 46221, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Charleston-North Charleston, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley lowest Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC Ligation of Hemorrhoid(S) | $686.40 | $1,056.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper Hospital lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC Ligation of Hemorrhoid(S) | $686.40 | $1,056.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital lowest Mount Pleasant, SC HC Ligation of Hemorrhoid(S) | $686.40 | $1,056.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC Ligation of Hemorrhoid(S) | $686.40 | $1,056.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| MUSC Medical Center Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB LIGATION/HEMORRHOID | $925.00 | $1,850.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $686.40, median $686.40, highest $925.00 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $686.40. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
Hemorrhoid banding places small rubber bands around internal hemorrhoids so they shrink and fall off within about a week.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the procedure and numbing medicine. The visit may be billed separately.