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Opening a Bile Duct at the Liver to Clear It

New York 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?

$7,468

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,468 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,570 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,898 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,570$2,089 to $3,715
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,898$3,020 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $11,482Professionalmedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $6,310
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $4,898professional $2,570

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
$2,041.74
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$12,882.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,265.80
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$37,153.52
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$7,762.47
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$5,495.41
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,011.87
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,466.84
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$8,912.51
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$6,918.31
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,370.32

Where New York 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 York $7,468 · 18th 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.