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Placing a Stent in the Bile or Pancreas Duct

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 43274

A flexible scope is passed through the mouth to where the bile and pancreas ducts drain into the small intestine, and a small tube called a stent is set inside a narrowed or blocked duct to hold it open. Dye and X-ray pictures guide the placement, and the duct opening may be widened first so the stent can pass. It relieves the jaundice, itching and pain a blockage causes.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Placing a Stent in the Bile or Pancreas Duct cost?

$3,802

Typical facility fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,802 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,259 to $5,012.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $7,762Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $417 to $1,023
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $3,981professional $437

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$6,456.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$31,622.78

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 18.2 times more in Indiana than in Hawaii. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC $3,802 · 23rd of 50
IN $9,550HI $525

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.