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Bile or Pancreatic Duct Stent Exchange

Washington 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?

$2,042

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,042 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $912 to $11,220.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $646 to $20,893
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,042

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
$691.83
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$22,908.68
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,964.78
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$30,902.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$8,317.64
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$8,709.64
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$954.99
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$4,897.79
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,715.19
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$30,902.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$33,884.42

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 35th of 50

$2,042

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.