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Biopsy Of The Bile Duct Lining Through The Skin

Virginia 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?

$407

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $195 to $1,413.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $158 to $5,248Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $363 to $977
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $398professional $447

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
$245.47
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$524.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$741.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$933.25
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,398.83

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 45th of 50

$407

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.