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Widening A Narrowed Bile Duct

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 47555

This procedure uses a thin scope passed through an existing tube or tract into the bile duct system to stretch open a narrowed segment of a bile duct, without leaving a stent behind afterward. It is used when scarring or another cause has narrowed part of the bile duct, restricting the flow of bile. Because it works through a tract that is already in place, it does not require a new incision.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Widening A Narrowed Bile Duct cost?

$363

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $339 to $427.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $363 to $7,762Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $324 to $537
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$416.87
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$891.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$33,884.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$794.33

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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.

Washington, DC· 50th of 51

$363

CA $1,230WV $363

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.