Bile Drainage From Liver to Intestine With U-Tube

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 47802

An operation that creates a new route for bile to drain from the ducts inside the liver into the intestine, held open by a tube shaped like a U. Both ends of the tube are brought out through the skin, so it can be flushed or exchanged later without further surgery. It is used when the normal bile ducts are blocked, scarred, or damaged.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bile Drainage From Liver to Intestine With U-Tube cost?

$5,888

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,888 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,754 from a physician practice, and about $8,128 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 30 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$2,754	$1,950 to $4,677
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$8,128	$4,365 to $13,183

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,128 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $16,982Professionalmedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $9,772

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $3,548.13 Median $9,120.11 Typical High $17,378.01	Facility	Global	$3,548.13	$9,120.11	$17,378.01
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,737.80 Median $4,265.80 Typical High $11,748.98	Facility	Global	$1,737.80	$4,265.80	$11,748.98
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $2,691.53 Median $4,168.69 Typical High $6,606.93	Professional	Global	$2,691.53	$4,168.69	$6,606.93
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $512.86 Median $2,089.30 Typical High $6,606.93	Facility	Global	$512.86	$2,089.30	$6,606.93
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $1,862.09 Median $2,691.53 Typical High $13,489.63	Professional	Global	$1,862.09	$2,691.53	$13,489.63

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 10.5 times more in Indiana than in Mississippi. 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.

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IN $12,882MS $1,230

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.