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Opening a Bile Duct at the Liver to Clear It

South Dakota 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?

$6,195

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,195 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,311 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,884 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$3,311$2,138 to $4,677
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,884$2,089 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $5,623Professionalmedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $5,888
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,884professional $3,311

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
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$5,888.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,623.41
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$15,488.17
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$4,786.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,466.84
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,495.41
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,128.61

Where South Dakota 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 feeSouth Dakota $6,195 · 29th 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.