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Removal of a Stent From the Bile or Pancreatic Duct

Virginia 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?

$2,459

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,459 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $417 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,042 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$417$363 to $447
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,042$794 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $457 to $7,413Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $347 to $550
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,042professional $417

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
$436.52
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$630.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$7,244.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$489.78
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$588.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$537.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$707.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$549.54
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$8,709.64
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$676.08
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
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$43.65

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 21st of 51

$2,459

$417 physician + $2,042 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.