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Bile Duct Exam With Biopsy Via Existing Drainage Tract

New York 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?

$5,245

Typical total for the visit. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,245 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $347 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,898 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$347$288 to $468
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,898$2,754 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $490 to $10,965Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $257 to $891
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $4,898professional $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
$380.19
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$645.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$12,882.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$562.34
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$8,912.51
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,000.00
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$954.99
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$616.60
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$575.44
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$15,135.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$3,235.94
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,380.38
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$758.58

Where New York 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 feeNew York $5,245 · 13th 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.