Surgery and procedures CPT 46255 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Hemorrhoidectomy cost in Omaha, NE — inpatient

In Omaha, NE-IA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for hemorrhoidectomy (internal and external), one area as an inpatient: from $720.30 to $1,590.84, with a median of $1,125.90. The lowest listed price is at Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa — $405.60 less than the median here. Across Nebraska, the median is $1,234.80 at 7 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 46255, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 14, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$720.30Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa
Median$1,125.90half pay less
Highest$1,590.84in this market
Difference2.2×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 Omaha, NE-IA.

median
Lowest $720.30Highest $2,261.52

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa lowest Missouri Valley, IA · (712) 642-2784 PC HEMORRHOIDECTOMY SINGLE $720.30 $1,470.00 $837.90–$1,440.60 51% Feb 28, 2026
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Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 HEMORRHOIDECTOMY NTRNL AND XTRNL 1 COLUMN-GROUP $1,125.90 $3,753.00 — 70% Feb 15, 2026
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Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 HEMORRHOIDECTOMY NTRNL AND XTRNL 1 COLUMN-GROUP $1,590.84 $4,419.00 $2,209.50 64% Feb 14, 2026
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Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 HEMORRHOIDECTOMY NTRNL AND XTRNL 1 COLUMN-GROUP $1,590.84 $4,419.00 $2,209.50 64% Feb 14, 2026
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Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 END-Hemorrhoidectomy Internal andExternal Single g $1,884.60 $6,282.00 — 70% Feb 15, 2026
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Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 END-Hemorrhoidectomy Internal andExternal Single g $2,261.52 $6,282.00 $3,141.00 64% Feb 14, 2026
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Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 END-Hemorrhoidectomy Internal andExternal Single g $2,261.52 $6,282.00 $3,141.00 64% Feb 14, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $720.30, median $1,125.90, highest $1,590.84 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $801.26 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 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.