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Removal of a Stent From the Bile or Pancreatic Duct

Iowa 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?

$2,675

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,675 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $813 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,862 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$813$603 to $891
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,862$977 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $646 to $5,754Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $417 to $1,230
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,862professional $813

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
$616.60
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,023.29
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,318.26
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$5,495.41
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,754.23
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,023.29
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,754.23
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,148.15
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,047.13
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$812.83
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
$173.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 18th of 51

$2,675

$813 physician + $1,862 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.