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Biopsy Of The Bile Duct Lining Through The Skin

North Carolina 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?

$389

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $138 to $3,631
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $389

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
$251.19
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,413.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$602.56
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,513.56
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 47th of 50

$389

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.