Surgery and procedures CPT 46221 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Hemorrhoid banding cost in Eureka, CA — inpatient

In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for hemorrhoid banding (rubber band ligation) as an inpatient: 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 inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,111.80Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital
Median$1,496.85half pay less
Highest$1,881.90in this market
Difference1.7×highest vs lowest

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.

median
Lowest $1,111.80Highest $1,881.90

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile 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
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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
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Inpatient: lowest $1,111.80, median $1,496.85, highest $1,881.90 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,496.85 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.