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Bile Duct Telescope Exam During Surgery

Colorado rates for HCPCS 47550

Passes a fine telescope directly into the bile ducts while an abdominal operation is under way, so the surgeon can look inside them and confirm that stones or other problems have been cleared. A direct view avoids relying on X-ray pictures alone. It is billed in addition to the operation being performed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bile Duct Telescope Exam During Surgery cost?

$5,248

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,248 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $263 to $9,550.

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 $5,248 · 10th to 90th $186 to $12,882Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $141 to $708
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,248professional $204

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,715.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$15,135.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,691.53
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$338.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$707.95
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 64.6 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. 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.

Colorado· 4th of 50

$5,248

IN $10,233MD $158

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.