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Opening a Bile Duct at the Liver to Clear It

Nevada 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?

$6,656

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,656 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,291 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,365 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,291$2,089 to $2,630
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,365$2,344 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $7,762Professionalmedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $3,388
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,365professional $2,291

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
$2,238.72
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,162.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,715.35
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,090.30
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,949.84
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,630.78

Where Nevada 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 feeNevada $6,656 · 21st 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.