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Bile Duct Drain Placed Through The Skin

California rates for HCPCS 47533

Places a drainage tube into a blocked bile duct by passing a needle and then a catheter through the skin into the liver, with imaging used to find the duct and guide the tube. In this version the tube carries bile out of the body into a collection bag on the outside. It relieves jaundice and infection caused by bile that cannot drain normally.

Rates data updated July 2026.

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th–90th $1,202$13,4900%5%10th90th$5,623Professionalmedian $1,148 · 10th–90th $224$1,9950%10%10th90th$1,148$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$17,782.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$13,489.63
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$10,232.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,365.16
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,949.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,089.30
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$9,772.37
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$20,417.38