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Opening a Bile Duct at the Liver to Clear It

North Dakota 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?

$6,258

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,258 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $4,169 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,089 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$4,169$2,455 to $4,898
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,089$2,042 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $8,511Professionalmedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $5,495
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,089professional $4,169

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
$1,905.46
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,370.32
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,888.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,570.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,897.79

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota $6,258 · 26th 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.