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Biopsy Of The Bile Duct Lining Through The Skin

South 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?

$479

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $219 to $2,291.

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 $479 · 10th to 90th $166 to $9,772
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $479

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
$169.82
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$21,877.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$616.60
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$4,677.35

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 40th of 50

$479

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.