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Opening a Bile Duct at the Liver to Clear It

Delaware 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?

$4,582

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,582 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,291 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,291 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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,291$2,138 to $2,512
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,291$324 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $151 to $7,244Professionalmedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $3,162
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,291professional $2,291

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,630.78

Where Delaware 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 feeDelaware $4,582 · 45th 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.