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Open Drainage Of The Gallbladder

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 47480

Opens the gallbladder through an incision in the abdomen to drain infected bile or remove stones, leaving the gallbladder itself in place. A tube may be left in so it keeps draining. It is chosen when a person is too unwell for the gallbladder to be taken out safely.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Drainage Of The Gallbladder cost?

$1,096

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,096 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $871 to $1,549.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $794 to $3,236Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $1,175
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,096professional $1,175

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
$870.96
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$8,709.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$35,481.34
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$6,456.54
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,495.41

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 15.1 times more in Maine than in North Dakota. 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.

North Carolina· 45th of 50

$1,096

ME $13,183ND $871

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.