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Unlisted Keyhole Bile Duct Or Gallbladder Surgery

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 47579

A keyhole (laparoscopic) operation on the gallbladder or bile ducts, the drainage system that carries bile from the liver to the intestine, for which there is no standard named entry. The surgeon works through several small abdominal incisions using a camera and long instruments. A written operative report describes exactly what was done.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Unlisted Keyhole Bile Duct Or Gallbladder Surgery cost?

$1,259

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,259 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,259 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,259$1,259 to $1,259
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$1,585 to $9,120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $646 to $19,055Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $1,259
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,162professional $1,259

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
$1,047.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$14,791.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$8,317.64
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$29,512.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$15,848.93

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 128.8 times more in Colorado 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.

North Carolina· 46th of 51

$1,259

CO $10,233MT $79.43

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.