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Placing a Stent in the Bile or Pancreas Duct

South Carolina 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?

$7,244

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,244 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $912 to $9,333.

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 $7,244 · 10th to 90th $537 to $16,596
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $7,244

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
$1,288.25
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$20,417.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$11,220.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$4,677.35
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$17,378.01

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $7,244 · 2nd 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.