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Opening a Bile Duct at the Liver to Clear It

Ohio 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?

$9,483

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,483 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,239 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,244 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,239$1,950 to $2,692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,244$3,311 to $10,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $12,589Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $3,388
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $7,244professional $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
$2,454.71
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,162.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,311.31
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,630.27
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,677.35
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,466.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,073.80

Where Ohio 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 feeOhio $9,483 · 10th 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.