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Widening A Narrowed Bile Duct

Maine 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?

$427

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $372 to $617.

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 $427 · 10th to 90th $331 to $794
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $692professional $427

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
$331.13
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$416.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$758.58
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$851.14
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$724.44
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
$338.84
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$870.96

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 27th of 51

$427

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.