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Opening a Bile Duct at the Liver to Clear It

Massachusetts 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?

$5,389

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,389 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,570 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,818 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$2,570$2,138 to $4,169
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,818$2,042 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $5,623Professionalmedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $5,623
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,818professional $2,570

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
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,370.32
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$13,182.57
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$15,135.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,623.41
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,265.80
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,073.80
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,677.35
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,370.32
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$13,182.57
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$15,135.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,309.57

Where Massachusetts 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 feeMassachusetts $5,389 · 36th 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.