Surgery and procedures CPT 46255 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Hemorrhoidectomy cost in Minneapolis, MN — inpatient

In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 5 hospitals list a cash price for hemorrhoidectomy (internal and external), one area as an inpatient: from $478.92 to $3,206.40, with a median of $1,339.28. The lowest listed price is at Regions Hospital — $860.36 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $3,203.56 at 17 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 cities for code 46255, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 6, 2026 and Feb 6, 2026.

Lowest$478.92Regions Hospital
Median$1,339.28half pay less
Highest$3,206.40in this market
Difference6.7×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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.

median
Lowest $478.92Highest $3,206.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Regions Hospital lowest St. Paul, MN · (651) 254-1616 Remove Int/Ext Hem 1 Gro $478.92 $1,842.00 $543.39–$3,550.99 74% —
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Westfields Hospital New Richmond, WI · (715) 246-2101 Remove Int/Ext Hem 1 Gro $1,220.85 $2,321.00 $392.64–$7,007.22 47% —
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M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 PR HEMORRHOIDECTOMY,INT/EXT,SIMPLE $1,339.28 $2,136.00 $241.89–$1,922.40 37% Feb 6, 2026
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Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park, MN Hemorrhoidect Intrl&External Smpl; $2,114.58 $8,133.00 $1,350.00–$6,099.75 74% —
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M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 HC HEMORRHOIDECTOMY,INT/EXT,SIMPLE $3,206.40 $7,996.00 $4,165.92–$7,196.40 60% Feb 6, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $478.92, median $1,339.28, highest $3,206.40 — a 6.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $1,339.28 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 5 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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.

1 row held back from this comparison

It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 46255 ($2,997.10). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.

M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MNAS HEMORRHOIDECTOMY,INT/EXT,SIMPLE $30.41 file