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Removal of a Stent From the Bile or Pancreatic Duct

Maine 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?

$1,692

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,692 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $490 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,202 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$490$417 to $589
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,202$708 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $457 to $1,622Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $372 to $776
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,202professional $490

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
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$549.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$812.83
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$724.44
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$741.31
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
$218.78
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71

Where Maine 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

Maine· 41st of 51

$1,692

$490 physician + $1,202 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.