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Bile Duct Exam With Biopsy Via Existing Drainage Tract

Colorado rates for HCPCS 47553

Using a thin scope passed through an existing drainage tract in the abdomen, a doctor examines the bile ducts, the channels that carry bile from the liver to the intestine, and takes a tissue sample for testing. This approach works through a tract that is already in place from a prior drainage procedure, rather than requiring a new access point. It helps identify the cause of a bile duct blockage or abnormality.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bile Duct Exam With Biopsy Via Existing Drainage Tract cost?

$5,940

Typical total for the visit. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,940 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $316 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,623 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$316$275 to $407
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,623$603 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $339 to $13,183Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $269 to $562
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $5,623professional $316

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
$1,862.09
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$467.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$562.34
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$630.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,288.25
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$524.81
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$20,417.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$630.96

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 22.3 times more in Wyoming than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeColorado $5,940 · 11th of 50
WY $13,619WV $611

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.