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Bile Duct Exam With Biopsy Via Existing Drainage Tract

Illinois 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?

$2,485

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,485 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $347 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,138 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$347$282 to $468
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,138$1,230 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $575 to $9,333Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $269 to $692
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $2,138professional $347

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
$575.44
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$11,220.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$6,165.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$660.69
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,584.89
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$380.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$630.96

Where Illinois 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 feeIllinois $2,485 · 34th 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.