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Duct Endoscopy With Cell-Level Imaging

Louisiana 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?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 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 4 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$339$204 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$513 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $347 to $3,467Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $50 to $468
$0.1$1$10$100$1Kfacility $1,288professional $339

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
$478.63
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$660.69

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 5th of 51

$363

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.