Hemorrhoid banding cost in Eureka, CA
In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for hemorrhoid banding (rubber band ligation): from $1,111.80 to $1,881.90, with a median of $1,496.85. The lowest listed price is at Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital — $385.05 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $1,872.00 at 75 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 Eureka-Arcata, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital lowest Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC ED HEMORRHOIDECTOMY INTERNAL RUBBER BAND LIGATIONS CDM | $1,111.80 | $2,180.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC ED HEMORRHOIDECTOMY INTERNAL RUBBER BAND LIGATIONS CDM | $1,881.90 | $3,690.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,111.80, median $1,496.85, highest $1,881.90 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,496.85. 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.