This covers placement of a stent within the bile duct system to help keep it open, performed under imaging guidance through the skin and into the liver's bile duct system. It is used in patients who have a blocked bile duct, often due to a tumor, gallstone, or scarring. The stent helps bile drain properly past the blocked or narrowed area.
Rates data updated July 2026.
How much does Placement of a Bile Duct Stent cost?
$912
Typical physician fee. In Oregon, July 2026.
Insurers have agreed to pay about $912 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $794 to $1,202.
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 $912 · 10th to 90th $646 to $1,349Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $170 to $1,202
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
Facility/Professional
Modifier
Typical LowTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
MedianTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Typical HighTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$177.83
Professional
Global
$169.82
$169.82
$177.83
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,348.96
Facility
Global
$645.65
$912.01
$1,348.96
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Professional
Global
$1,202.26
$1,202.26
$1,202.26
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,348.96
Facility
Global
$645.65
$912.01
$1,348.96
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Professional
Global
$1,202.26
$1,202.26
$1,202.26
Where Oregon sits
The same service costs 26.9 times more in Indiana than in Illinois. 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.