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Opening a Bile Duct at the Liver to Clear It

Vermont 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?

$2,239

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,239 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,138 to $2,570.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $2,951
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kprofessional $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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,786.30
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,128.61

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Vermont $2,239 · 47th of 51
AK $4,898KY $2,089

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.