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Bile Duct Exam With Biopsy Via Existing Drainage Tract

Maryland 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?

$302

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $275 to $355.

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 $2,692 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $5,623Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $257 to $457
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $302

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$407.38
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,265.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$588.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$562.34
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$380.19

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in California 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.

Maryland· 51st of 51

$302

CA $1,023MD $302

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.