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Bile or Pancreatic Duct Stent Exchange

South 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?

$3,811

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,811 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $575 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,236 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$575$479 to $692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,236$1,148 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $759 to $11,220Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $407 to $794
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,236professional $575

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
$562.34
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$10,715.19
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$6,025.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
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
$562.34
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$691.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$977.24
6 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
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$363.08

Where South 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

South Carolina· 27th of 51

$3,811

$575 physician + $3,236 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.