Bile Duct Endoscopy With Biopsy (ERCP)

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 43261

An examination of the bile and pancreatic ducts in which a flexible scope is passed through the mouth and stomach to the point where those ducts drain into the small intestine. Dye is injected so the ducts show up on X-ray, and small pieces of tissue are taken from a narrowed or suspicious area for testing. Sedation or anesthesia is used, and the laboratory examination of the tissue is charged separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bile Duct Endoscopy With Biopsy (ERCP) cost?

$4,162

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,162 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $447 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,715 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

11% physician fee89% facility fee

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 60 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$447	$331 to $676
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$3,715	$1,096 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $457 to $10,715Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $295 to $1,514

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $575.44 Median $3,235.94 Typical High $9,549.93	Facility	Global	$575.44	$3,235.94	$9,549.93
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $2,238.72 Median $5,888.44 Typical High $13,803.84	Facility	Global	$2,238.72	$5,888.44	$13,803.84
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $501.19 Median $1,023.29 Typical High $3,311.31	Facility	Global	$501.19	$1,023.29	$3,311.31
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,023.29 Median $3,890.45 Typical High $9,772.37	Facility	Global	$1,023.29	$3,890.45	$9,772.37

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 7.2 times more in Wisconsin than in Virginia. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

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WI $7,453VA $1,029

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.