go back

Opening a Bile Duct at the Liver to Clear It

Oregon 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?

$7,604

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,604 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,802 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,802 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$3,802$2,884 to $4,786
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,802$2,630 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $5,012Professionalmedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $5,888
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,802professional $3,802

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
$4,265.80
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,495.41
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,897.79
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,786.30
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,248.07
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,897.79
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,754.40
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,964.78
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$10,964.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$31,622.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$6,025.60

Where Oregon 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 feeOregon $7,604 · 17th 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.