Surgery and procedures CPT 46255 Outpatient

Hemorrhoidectomy cost in Chicago, IL

In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 18 hospitals list a cash price for hemorrhoidectomy (internal and external), one area: from $510.97 to $19,879.91, with a median of $2,809.00. The lowest listed price is at Humboldt Park Health — $2,298.03 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $2,239.75 at 22 hospitals.

Cash prices at 18 facilities across 15 cities for code 46255, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.

Lowest$510.97Humboldt Park Health
Median$2,809.00half pay less
Highest$19,879.91in this market
Difference38.9×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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.

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Lowest $510.97Highest $19,879.91

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Humboldt Park Health lowest Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Removal of single external and internal hemorrhoid group $510.97 $1,824.90 $1,824.90 72% Aug 24, 2026
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Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park, IL · (708) 681-3200 Hemorrhoidect Int/Ext Simp $784.32 $4,128.00 $1,287.03–$4,278.00 81% Mar 31, 2026
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Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 Hemorrhoidect Int/Ext Simp $949.44 $4,128.00 $1,287.03–$4,202.32 77% Mar 31, 2026
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NorthShore University HealthSystems Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL Hemorrhoidectomy Int/Ext Simple; Single $1,670.50 $2,570.00 $346.95–$1,403.22 35% —
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NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL Hemorrhoidectomy Int/Ext Simple; Single $1,670.50 $2,570.00 $346.95–$1,403.22 35% —
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NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL Hemorrhoidectomy Int/Ext Simple; Single $1,670.50 $2,570.00 $346.95–$1,403.22 35% —
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NorthShore University HealthSystems Evanston Hospital Evanson, IL · (847) 570-2000 Hemorrhoidectomy Int/Ext Simple; Single $1,670.50 $2,570.00 $346.95–$1,403.22 35% —
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Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 HEMORRHOIDECTOMY,INT/EXT,SIMPLE; SINGLE $2,809.00 $2,809.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Endeavor Health Clinical Operations Highland Park, IL HEMORRHOIDECTOMY,INT/EXT,SIMPLE; SINGLE $2,809.00 $2,809.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 HEMORRHOIDECTOMY,INT/EXT,SIMPLE; SINGLE $2,809.00 $2,809.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Saint Francis Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 316-4000 Remove int/ext hem 1 group $2,959.00 $13,104.00 $392.00–$10,876.32 77% Sep 1, 2026
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Mercy Medical Center Aurora, IL · (630) 859-2222 Remove intext hem 1 group $2,959.00 $13,082.50 $379.59–$13,082.50 77% Sep 1, 2026
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Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL · (847) 234-5600 Hemorrhoidectomy Ntrnl & Xtrnl 1 Column/Group $13,198.59 $18,855.13 $3,577.00–$3,975.00 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL · (815) 756-1521 Hemorrhoidectomy Ntrnl & Xtrnl 1 Column/Group $13,819.50 $19,742.14 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL · (708) 923-4000 Hemorrhoidectomy Ntrnl & Xtrnl 1 Column/Group $15,446.63 $22,066.61 $3,577.00–$3,975.00 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL · (630) 682-1600 Hemorrhoidectomy Ntrnl & Xtrnl 1 Column/Group $18,803.27 $26,861.81 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL · (815) 344-5000 Hemorrhoidectomy Ntrnl & Xtrnl 1 Column/Group $19,263.31 $27,519.01 $3,577.00–$9,102.00 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL · (630) 208-3000 Hemorrhoidectomy Ntrnl & Xtrnl 1 Column/Group $19,879.91 $28,399.87 $3,577.00–$3,975.00 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $510.97, median $2,809.00, highest $19,879.91 — a 38.9× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $1,670.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

Cash or insurance?

At 5 of 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

A hemorrhoidectomy cuts out internal and external hemorrhoids. This code is for one area.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.