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Removal of a Stent From the Bile or Pancreatic Duct

West 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?

$1,870

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,870 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $457 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,413 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$457$363 to $562
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,413$661 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $562 to $7,762Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $302 to $912
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,413professional $457

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
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$524.81
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,122.02
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$9,332.54
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$407.38
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
$181.97
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15

Where West 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

West Virginia· 34th of 51

$1,870

$457 physician + $1,413 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.