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Bile or Pancreatic Duct Stent Exchange

North Carolina 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?

$3,089

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,089 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,000 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,089 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$1,000$692 to $1,288
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,089$977 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $589 to $7,943Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $617 to $1,549
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,089professional $1,000

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
$467.74
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$645.65
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$6,165.95
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,912.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$977.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$5,128.61
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$933.25
8 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
$234.42
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$54.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$363.08

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 35th of 51

$3,089

$1,000 physician + $2,089 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.