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Duct Endoscopy With Cell-Level Imaging

Montana 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?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $91.20 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 5 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$182$91.20 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$91.20$91.20 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $91 · 10th to 90th $58 to $389Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $71 to $525
$50$100$200$500facility $91professional $182

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$512.86
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$95.50
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$95.50
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$457.09
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$707.95

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 42nd of 51

$182

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.