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Bile Duct Exam With Biopsy Via Existing Drainage Tract

Maine 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?

$363

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $316 to $537.

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 $692 · 10th to 90th $692 to $13,183Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $275 to $676
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $692professional $363

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$346.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$645.65
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$724.44
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,182.57
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$724.44

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 30th of 51

$363

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.