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Opening a Bile Duct at the Liver to Clear It

Indiana 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?

$13,887

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13,887 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,138 to the doctor who performs it, and $11,749 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,138$1,950 to $2,570
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$11,749$7,762 to $16,596

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11,749 · 10th to 90th $3,090 to $17,783Professionalmedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $3,236
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $11,749professional $2,138

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
$2,041.74
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,162.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$18,620.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,691.53
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,344.23
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,715.35

Where Indiana 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 feeIndiana $13,887 · 2nd 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.