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Opening a Bile Duct at the Liver to Clear It

Idaho 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?

$6,120

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,120 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,884 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,884$2,239 to $3,981
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,236$2,570 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $7,762Professionalmedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $4,467
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $2,884

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
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$6,165.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$10,000.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,073.80
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,370.32
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$1,778.28
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,897.79
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$4,570.88
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,466.84

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in Maine than in Maryland. 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

Idaho· 30th of 50

$6,120

$2,884 physician + $3,236 facility

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.