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Opening a Bile Duct at the Liver to Clear It

New Mexico 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?

$4,993

Typical total for the visit. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,993 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,239 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,754 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$2,239$2,042 to $2,884
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,754$2,291 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $5,129Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $3,631
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $2,754professional $2,239

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
$2,089.30
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,168.69
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$3,162.28
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,466.84
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,466.84

Where New Mexico 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 feeNew Mexico $4,993 · 41st 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.