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Bile Duct Exam With Biopsy Via Existing Drainage Tract

South Carolina 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?

$1,354

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,354 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $331 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,023 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$331$275 to $398
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,023$417 to $11,482

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $331 to $20,417Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $269 to $562
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,023professional $331

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
$331.13
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$12,882.50
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$707.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$562.34
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$676.08
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$26,915.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$630.96

Where South Carolina 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 feeSouth Carolina $1,354 · 38th 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.