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Removal of a Stent From the Bile or Pancreatic Duct

Minnesota 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?

$2,205

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,205 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $692 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,514 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$692$562 to $1,000
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,514$776 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $347 to $6,310Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $363 to $1,349
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,514professional $692

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
$346.74
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$7,244.36
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,445.44
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,479.11
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,318.26
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,981.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,348.96
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$44.67

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 25th of 51

$2,205

$692 physician + $1,514 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.