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Bile or Pancreatic Duct Stent Exchange

Colorado 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?

$7,406

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,406 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $646 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,761 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$646$562 to $813
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,761$2,512 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,761 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $13,804Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $479 to $955
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,761professional $646

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
$602.56
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$794.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$16,218.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$851.14
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,047.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$933.25
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$6,165.95
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$977.24
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
$234.42
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$56.23

Where Colorado 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

Colorado· 3rd of 51

$7,406

$646 physician + $6,761 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.