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Removal of a Stent From the Bile or Pancreatic Duct

Alaska rates for HCPCS 43275

During an examination in which a scope is passed through the mouth to the point where the bile and pancreatic ducts drain into the intestine, a stent or other foreign object is grasped and drawn out of the duct. It is done once a tube placed earlier has served its purpose, or when it has clogged or shifted out of position. Putting a new tube in is a separate service.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal of a Stent From the Bile or Pancreatic Duct cost?

$4,589

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,589 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,122 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,467 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,122$525 to $1,479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,467$2,291 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $10,715Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $363 to $2,042
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,467professional $1,122

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
$2,041.74
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,122.02
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,073.80
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,041.74
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,011.87
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$7,079.46
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,398.83
10 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
$181.97
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alaska· 3rd of 51

$4,589

$1,122 physician + $3,467 facility

CO $5,749MT $1,151

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.