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Opening The Main Bile Duct To Remove Stones

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS 47420

Opens the main bile duct through an incision in the abdomen to remove stones or drain it, restoring the flow of bile from the liver to the intestine. The gallbladder may be opened during the same operation. A tube is often left in the duct afterwards to keep it draining while it heals.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Opening The Main Bile Duct To Remove Stones cost?

$3,548

Typical facility fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,548 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,660 to $5,129.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $603 to $6,607
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,548

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,981.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$7,244.36

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 10.7 times more in Maine than in Mississippi. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Rhode Island· 19th of 50

$3,548

ME $13,183MS $1,230

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.