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Gallbladder Removal With Bile Duct Reconstruction

Iowa rates for HCPCS 47612

This is an open surgery to remove the gallbladder along with exploring the main bile duct and creating a new connection between the bile duct and the intestine. It is used for more complex biliary conditions, such as blockages, that a standard gallbladder removal does not address.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Gallbladder Removal With Bile Duct Reconstruction cost?

$7,443

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,443 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,820 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,623 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$1,820$1,318 to $2,630
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,623$2,239 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $10,233Professionalmedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $5,495
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,623professional $1,820

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
$2,089.30
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,467.37
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,786.30
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$9,120.11
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,467.37
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,467.37
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,467.37
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,951.21

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 8.3 times more in Maine than in Maryland. 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

Iowa· 16th of 50

$7,443

$1,820 physician + $5,623 facility

ME $14,767MD $1,785

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.