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Duct Endoscopy With Cell-Level Imaging

South Carolina 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?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $457 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$219$58.88 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$457$100 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $59 to $21,878Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $42 to $437
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $457professional $219

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
$58.88
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$407.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$676.08

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 39th of 51

$224

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.