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Exchange of a Bile Duct Drainage Tube

Wyoming rates for HCPCS 47536

This procedure exchanges a drainage tube that was placed through the skin into the bile duct system, replacing it with a new tube to help bile continue flowing out of the liver, using imaging to guide the exchange. It is used when an existing tube isn't draining well and needs to be replaced rather than simply adjusted in place.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Exchange of a Bile Duct Drainage Tube cost?

$617

Typical physician fee. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $617 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $174 to $813.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $4,169 to $14,791Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $129 to $1,622
$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $7,244professional $617

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where Wyoming sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in California than in Michigan. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Wyoming $617 · 27th of 51
CA $832MI $263

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.