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Bile Duct Exam With Biopsy Via Existing Drainage Tract

Virginia 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?

$852

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $852 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $339 to the doctor who performs it, and $513 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$339$288 to $417
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$513$363 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $309 to $8,913Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $269 to $562
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $513professional $339

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
$346.74
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$562.34
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$7,413.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$537.03
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$549.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$562.34
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$616.60
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$630.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$758.58
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$2,818.38
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$26,915.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$575.44

Where Virginia 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 feeVirginia $852 · 47th 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.