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Biopsy Of The Bile Duct Lining Through The Skin

Nebraska 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?

$2,754

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,754 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $575 to $7,943.

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 $3,388 · 10th to 90th $234 to $14,454Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $302 to $1,259
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,388professional $724

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
$2,187.76
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,589.25
Median
$16,595.87
Typical High
$32,359.37
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,995.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$4,466.84

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 8th of 50

$2,754

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.