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Opening a Bile Duct at the Liver to Clear It

Virginia 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?

$5,766

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,766 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,455 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,311 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$2,455$2,138 to $2,884
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,311$2,455 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $12,023Professionalmedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $3,802
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $3,311professional $2,455

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
$5,011.87
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,162.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$15,848.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,265.80
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,073.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,801.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,265.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,981.07
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,786.30
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,168.69

Where Virginia 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 feeVirginia $5,766 · 31st 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.