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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 July 2026.

How much does Bile or Pancreatic Duct Stent Exchange cost?

$4,786

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,786 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $955 to $8,710.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $562 to $14,791
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,786

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$20,417.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$11,220.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$4,677.35
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$17,378.01

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 22.4 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. 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.

South Carolina· 14th of 50

$4,786

IN $10,965ND $490

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.