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Placing a Stent in the Bile or Pancreas Duct

West Virginia 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?

$5,248

Typical facility fee. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,248 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,089 to $6,761.

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 $5,248 · 10th to 90th $501 to $7,586
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $5,248

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
$501.19
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,585.78
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$602.56
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
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$28,183.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$16,982.44

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia $5,248 · 10th 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.