This covers a procedure to adjust, exchange, or reposition a tube that drains bile through the skin and into the liver's bile duct system, when the duct is blocked or not draining properly. The procedure is performed under imaging guidance to make sure the tube is correctly placed. This helps maintain proper drainage when bile cannot flow normally due to a blockage such as a tumor or gallstone.
Rates data updated July 2026.
How much does Adjustment of a Bile Duct Drainage Tube cost?
$550
Typical physician fee. In Virginia, July 2026.
Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $251 to $912.
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 $537 · 10th to 90th $132 to $1,175Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $407 to $2,089
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.
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$2,570.40
Professional
Global
$338.84
$407.38
$2,570.40
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,089.30
Professional
Global
$331.13
$912.01
$2,089.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,202.26
Professional
Global
$512.86
$977.24
$1,202.26
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,174.90
Facility
Global
$131.83
$537.03
$1,174.90
Where Virginia sits
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