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Opening a Bile Duct at the Liver to Clear It

North Carolina 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?

$5,201

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,201 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,630 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,570 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$2,630$2,089 to $4,266
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,570$2,138 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $6,457Professionalmedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $6,026
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,570professional $2,630

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
$1,659.59
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,265.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$6,025.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$35,481.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,128.61
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,073.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$5,754.40
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,168.69
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$13,182.57
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15,135.61
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$18,620.87

Where North Carolina 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 feeNorth Carolina $5,201 · 38th 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.