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Removal of a Stent From the Bile or Pancreatic Duct

Alabama 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?

$4,228

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,228 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $513 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,715 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$513$437 to $646
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,715$1,047 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $575 to $3,715Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $363 to $759
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,715professional $513

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,089.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,715.35
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$724.44
5 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
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86

Where Alabama 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

Alabama· 6th of 51

$4,228

$513 physician + $3,715 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.