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Bile or Pancreatic Duct Stent Exchange

Alaska rates for HCPCS 43276

During an examination in which a scope is passed through the mouth to where the bile and pancreatic ducts drain into the intestine, an existing stent — a small tube holding the duct open — is taken out and a new one is put in its place. The duct may be stretched open before and after, with a guide wire used to hold the path. It is done when a stent has clogged, slipped, or simply reached the end of its useful life.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Bile or Pancreatic Duct Stent Exchange cost?

$8,723

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,723 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,479 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,244 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$1,479$676 to $1,905
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,244$5,012 to $10,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $2,630 to $16,596Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $468 to $2,630
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $7,244professional $1,479

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
$2,630.27
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$29,512.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,412.54
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$27,542.29
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,630.27
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$7,943.28
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$29,512.09
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,090.30
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
$234.42
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.9 times more in Alaska 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

Alaska· 1st of 51

$8,723

$1,479 physician + $7,244 facility

AK $8,723MT $1,483

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.