Surgery and procedures CPT 46255 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Hemorrhoidectomy cost in San Diego, CA — inpatient

In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for hemorrhoidectomy (internal and external), one area as an inpatient: from $4,555.20 to $4,555.20, with a median of $4,555.20. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos and 2 other hospitals. Across California, the median is $4,555.20 at 64 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 46255, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$4,555.20Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos + 2 more
Median$4,555.20half pay less
Highest$4,555.20in this market
Difference1.0×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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.

median
Lowest $4,555.20Highest $4,555.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos lowest San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 HEMORRHOIDECTOMY NTRNL & XTRNL 1 COLUMN/GROUP $4,555.20 $8,760.00 $2,721.00–$8,092.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa lowest San Diego, CA HEMORRHOIDECTOMY NTRNL & XTRNL 1 COLUMN/GROUP $4,555.20 $8,760.00 $2,721.00–$8,092.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion lowest San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 HEMORRHOIDECTOMY NTRNL & XTRNL 1 COLUMN/GROUP $4,555.20 $8,760.00 $2,721.00–$8,092.00 48% —
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Inpatient: lowest $4,555.20, median $4,555.20, highest $4,555.20.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $4,555.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 3 of 3 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.