Surgery and procedures CPT 46255 Outpatient

Hemorrhoidectomy cost in Cincinnati, OH

In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 4 hospitals list a cash price for hemorrhoidectomy (internal and external), one area: from $1,333.14 to $17,401.70, with a median of $14,182.62. The lowest listed price is at Children's Hospital Medical Center — $12,849.48 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $9,044.88 at 29 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities 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 — and —.

Lowest$1,333.14Children's Hospital Medical Center
Median$14,182.62half pay less
Highest$17,401.70in this market
Difference13.1×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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.

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Lowest $1,333.14Highest $17,401.70

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Children's Hospital Medical Center lowest Cincinnati, OH · (513) 636-3333 Pr Hemorrhoidectomy Ntrnl & Xtrnl 1 Column/Group|By Specialist $1,333.14 $2,614.00 $292.50–$2,614.00 49% —
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Children's Hospital Medical Center lowest Cincinnati, OH · (513) 636-3333 Pr Hemorrhoidectomy Ntrnl & Xtrnl 1 Column/Group|By Midlevel $1,333.14 $2,614.00 $219.38–$2,110.81 49% —
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Mercy Health West Hospital Cincinnati, OH · (513) 215-5000 Hemorrhoidectomy Ntrnl & Xtrnl 1 Column/Group $10,979.40 $18,299.00 $2,751.90–$2,806.94 40% —
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Mercy Health Anderson Hospital Cincinnati, OH · (513) 624-4500 Hemorrhoidectomy Ntrnl & Xtrnl 1 Column/Group $17,385.84 $28,976.40 $2,704.94–$2,759.04 40% —
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The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health Cincinnati, OH · (513) 686-3000 Hemorrhoidectomy Ntrnl & Xtrnl 1 Column/Group $17,401.70 $29,002.83 $2,704.94–$2,759.04 40% —
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Outpatient: lowest $1,333.14, median $14,182.62, highest $17,401.70 — a 13.1× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,333.14. 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 1 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.