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Biopsy Of The Bile Duct Lining Through The Skin

Arizona rates for HCPCS 47543

Takes small tissue samples from the lining of a bile duct using a brush, forceps or needle passed down a tube that already runs through the skin into the duct. X-ray pictures guide the sampling. It is performed during another bile duct procedure and billed in addition to it, and the samples go to a laboratory to find out what is narrowing or blocking the duct.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Biopsy Of The Bile Duct Lining Through The Skin cost?

$2,042

Typical facility fee. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,042 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $525 to $3,890.

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 $2,042 · 10th to 90th $186 to $5,623
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,042

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,606.93
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$5,128.61
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,137.96

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 18.2 times more in New Jersey than in Wyoming. 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.

Arizona· 12th of 50

$2,042

NJ $5,370WY $295

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.