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Opening a Bile Duct at the Liver to Clear It

Tennessee 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?

$4,856

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,856 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,344 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,512 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,344$2,138 to $2,884
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,512$1,862 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $955 to $6,607Professionalmedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $4,169
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,512professional $2,344

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
$2,398.83
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,786.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,677.35
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$13,182.57
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15,135.61
Median
$18,620.87
Typical High
$18,620.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,073.80

Where Tennessee 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 feeTennessee $4,856 · 43rd 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.