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Duct Stone Removal By Scope, Bile Or Pancreas

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 43264

A flexible scope is passed through the mouth down to the point where the bile and pancreatic ducts drain into the small intestine, and stones or debris are pulled out of the duct with a balloon or a wire basket. Either duct can be cleared this way. Dye and X-ray pictures guide the work from inside, so nothing is done through a cut in the abdomen, and it relieves the blockage causing jaundice, pain or infection.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Duct Stone Removal By Scope, Bile Or Pancreas cost?

$380

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $347 to $437.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $19,953Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $339 to $661
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,548professional $380

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$501.19
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$758.58
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$891.25
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$41.69

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Washington, DC· 46th of 51

$380

AK $1,445UT $295

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.