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Biopsy Of The Bile Duct Lining Through The Skin

Illinois 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?

$1,096

Typical facility fee. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,096 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $468 to $1,862.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $275 to $5,370Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $191 to $1,585
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,230professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$5,623.41
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$588.84
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,584.89
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,290.87

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 22nd of 50

$1,096

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.