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Bile or Pancreatic Duct Stent Exchange

North Dakota 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?

$2,365

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,365 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $851 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,514 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$851$631 to $977
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,514$490 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $490 to $2,951Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $490 to $1,148
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,514professional $851

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
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,348.96
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,754.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$977.24
4 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
$223.87
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$56.23

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 45th of 51

$2,365

$851 physician + $1,514 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.