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Bile or Pancreatic Duct Stent Exchange

New Jersey 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?

$5,018

Typical total for the visit. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,018 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $447 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,571 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$447$355 to $537
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,571$2,570 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $10,233Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $282 to $708
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,571professional $447

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
$501.19
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$562.34
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$11,748.98
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,128.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$812.83
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$724.44
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$24,547.09
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$512.86
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
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12

Where New Jersey 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

New Jersey· 17th of 51

$5,018

$447 physician + $4,571 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.