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Opening a Bile Duct at the Liver to Clear It

Montana 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?

$6,449

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,449 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,818 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,631 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$2,818$2,089 to $3,715
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,631$2,884 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $4,365Professionalmedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $5,370
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,631professional $2,818

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$11,220.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,309.57
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,073.80
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,073.80
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,128.61
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,570.88

Where Montana 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 feeMontana $6,449 · 23rd 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.