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Placing a Stent in the Bile or Pancreas Duct

Kentucky 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?

$2,089

Typical facility fee. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,089 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $851 to $3,548.

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 $2,089 · 10th to 90th $575 to $5,495
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,089

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
$562.34
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,128.61
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,025.60

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $2,089 · 37th 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.