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Duct Endoscopy With Cell-Level Imaging

California rates for HCPCS 0397T

During an examination of the bile and pancreatic ducts with a flexible scope passed through the mouth, a fine probe magnifies the lining of the duct enough to see individual cells while the procedure is happening. This helps show whether a narrowing is harmless or cancerous, and it is billed in addition to the main scope examination.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Duct Endoscopy With Cell-Level Imaging cost?

$3,548

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,548 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $5,754 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$257$48.98 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,754$3,890 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $13,804Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $40 to $741
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $5,754professional $257

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$17,378.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$616.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$13,803.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$389.05
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$85.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$831.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$457.09
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$645.65

Where California sits

The same service costs 67.6 times more in California than in South Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

California· 1st of 51

$3,548

CA $3,548SD $52.48

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.