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Opening a Bile Duct at the Liver to Clear It

Colorado rates for HCPCS 47400

Open surgery that cuts into a bile duct at the liver so it can be explored, drained, or cleared of a stone lodged inside. Bile carries waste from the liver toward the intestine, and a blockage brings on jaundice, pain, and infection if it is not relieved.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Opening a Bile Duct at the Liver to Clear It cost?

$7,840

Typical total for the visit. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,840 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,344 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,495 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$2,344$2,138 to $2,884
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,495$3,090 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $12,882Professionalmedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $3,981
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,495professional $2,344

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
$2,137.96
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,235.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,265.80
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,265.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$8,128.31
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,168.69
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,570.88

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in Maine than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeColorado $7,840 · 14th of 50
ME $15,813MD $2,727

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.