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Widening A Narrowed Bile Duct

Pennsylvania 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 October 2026.

How much does Widening A Narrowed Bile Duct cost?

$3,421

Typical total for the visit. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,421 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $331 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,090 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$331$324 to $398
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,090$1,259 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $603 to $7,413Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $302 to $550
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,090professional $331

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.88
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$660.69
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$645.65
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$9,120.11
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$660.69
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$338.84
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$169.82
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.88
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$831.76
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,467.37
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$549.54

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 7.2 times more in Wisconsin than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Pennsylvania· 28th of 51

$3,421

$331 physician + $3,090 facility

WI $7,422MT $1,038

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.