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Biopsy Of The Bile Duct Lining Through The Skin

Pennsylvania 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?

$2,344

Typical facility fee. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,344 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,000 to $4,786.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $427 to $7,762
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,344

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
$426.58
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$8,317.64
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$77,624.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,089.30
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$8,317.64
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$3,890.45

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 10th of 50

$2,344

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.