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Procedure price report · Other OR gastrointestinal therapeutic procedures

Bile duct stent and drain placed through a new puncture

CPT 47540the billing code this page is about

New access is created through the skin into the bile ducts, a stent is placed, and a separate drainage catheter is also left in place; includes imaging guidance.

Hospitals typically charge $7,244 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 1,317 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $7,850. Most fall between $4,122 and $13,428 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
1,317
States
50
Filings dated
Feb 2024 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 24, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 1,317 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$2,324$4,603$7,244$11,872$17,254

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 7.4× what the cheapest tenth charges ($2,324 vs $17,254).

How the prices are spread

$1,664 – $2,157: 39 hospitals$1,664$2,157 – $2,796: 56 hospitals$2,796 – $3,624: 52 hospitals$2,796$3,624 – $4,698: 128 hospitals$4,698 – $6,090: 165 hospitals$4,698$6,090 – $7,895: 221 hospitals$7,895 – $10,234: 162 hospitals$7,895$10,234 – $13,266: 160 hospitals$13,266 – $17,197: 136 hospitals$13,266$17,197 – $22,292: 68 hospitals$17,197median $7,244price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (1,187 of 1,317 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$1,664$2,15739
$2,157$2,79656
$2,796$3,62452
$3,624$4,698128
$4,698$6,090165
$6,090$7,895221
$7,895$10,234162
$10,234$13,266160
$13,266$17,197136
$17,197$22,29268

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$6,176
Median cash price$7,244
Cash as a multiple of Medicare1.17×

The Medicare figure is the national unadjusted OPPS rate for this code — what Medicare itself pays a hospital before local wage adjustment. It is a benchmark, not a price anyone is charged.

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $7,244.

Alaska: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: median $4,582 across 32 hospitalsWA$4,582Idaho: median $10,486 across 12 hospitalsID$10,486Montana: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: median $2,641 across 19 hospitalsMN$2,641Illinois: median $6,540 across 60 hospitalsIL$6,540Wisconsin: median $10,198 across 45 hospitalsWI$10,198Michigan: median $5,710 across 48 hospitalsMI$5,710New York: median $7,176 across 45 hospitalsNY$7,176Massachusetts: median $7,830 across 14 hospitalsMA$7,830Oregon: median $10,225 across 26 hospitalsOR$10,225Nevada: median $6,575 across 10 hospitalsNV$6,575Wyoming: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $11,730 across 18 hospitalsIA$11,730Indiana: median $5,491 across 34 hospitalsIN$5,491Ohio: median $9,697 across 84 hospitalsOH$9,697Pennsylvania: median $9,864 across 61 hospitalsPA$9,864New Jersey: median $6,839 across 51 hospitalsNJ$6,839Connecticut: median $8,384 across 11 hospitalsCT$8,384Rhode Island: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureRICalifornia: median $8,560 across 121 hospitalsCA$8,560Utah: median $10,486 across 23 hospitalsUT$10,486Colorado: median $9,962 across 29 hospitalsCO$9,962Nebraska: median $4,847 across 15 hospitalsNE$4,847Missouri: median $5,943 across 27 hospitalsMO$5,943Kentucky: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWVVirginia: median $7,869 across 34 hospitalsVA$7,869Maryland: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMDDelaware: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureDEArizona: median $3,764 across 18 hospitalsAZ$3,764New Mexico: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKSArkansas: median $3,558 across 10 hospitalsAR$3,558Tennessee: median $2,401 across 34 hospitalsTN$2,401North Carolina: median $6,784 across 30 hospitalsNC$6,784South Carolina: median $7,252 across 28 hospitalsSC$7,252Oklahoma: median $4,331 across 23 hospitalsOK$4,331Louisiana: median $5,929 across 23 hospitalsLA$5,929Mississippi: median $4,235 across 17 hospitalsMS$4,235Alabama: median $8,427 across 11 hospitalsAL$8,427Georgia: median $5,203 across 48 hospitalsGA$5,203Hawaii: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $7,083 across 109 hospitalsTX$7,083Florida: median $8,439 across 72 hospitalsFL$8,439
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $7,244. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
Iowa IA18$11,730+62%$7,255 – $11,730
Idaho ID12$10,486+45%$4,000 – $15,131
Utah UT23$10,486+45%$10,486 – $12,337
Oregon OR26$10,225+41%$3,122 – $15,977
Wisconsin WI45$10,198+41%$7,450 – $13,428
Colorado CO29$9,962+38%$7,534 – $10,538
Pennsylvania PA61$9,864+36%$7,143 – $31,488
Ohio OH84$9,697+34%$5,113 – $17,445
California CA121$8,560+18%$3,818 – $16,576
Florida FL72$8,439+17%$4,352 – $15,831
Alabama AL11$8,427+16%$6,746 – $12,307
Connecticut CT11$8,384+16%$7,662 – $12,595
Virginia VA34$7,869+9%$3,623 – $8,325
Massachusetts MA14$7,830+8%$5,131 – $12,394
South Carolina SC28$7,2520%$5,579 – $9,716
New York NY45$7,176−1%$4,580 – $14,223
Texas TX109$7,083−2%$5,101 – $10,406
New Jersey NJ51$6,839−6%$4,881 – $18,166
North Carolina NC30$6,784−6%$2,300 – $7,066
Nevada NV10$6,575−9%$2,277 – $16,916
Illinois IL60$6,540−10%$2,048 – $12,949
Missouri MO27$5,943−18%$4,132 – $10,847
Louisiana LA23$5,929−18%$4,736 – $8,625
Michigan MI48$5,710−21%$533 – $15,530
Indiana IN34$5,491−24%$3,951 – $9,535
Georgia GA48$5,203−28%$4,855 – $15,527
Nebraska NE15$4,847−33%$2,909 – $7,692
Washington WA32$4,582−37%$4,033 – $9,031
Oklahoma OK23$4,331−40%$713 – $7,877
Mississippi MS17$4,235−42%$2,884 – $6,286
Arizona AZ18$3,764−48%$3,073 – $5,933
Arkansas AR10$3,558−51%$1,796 – $5,961
Minnesota MN19$2,641−64%$2,334 – $9,676
Tennessee TN34$2,401−67%$1,830 – $4,634
Hawaii HI9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kentucky KY9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Delaware DE5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Rhode Island RI5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kansas KS4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
West Virginia WV4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maine ME3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT1not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $7,244.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care1,194$7,168$4,115 – $13,001
Children’s25$6,514$2,640 – $14,375
Critical access90$10,242$5,203 – $13,428
Ownership
For-profit119$8,384$4,556 – $16,441
Government159$6,746$3,275 – $10,758
Non-profit1,031$7,327$4,121 – $13,325
System affiliation
Part of a system1,176$7,244$4,235 – $13,428
Independent141$6,763$3,122 – $12,568

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$14,361
Median cash price$7,244
Cash as a share of list, median hospital60%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 40%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

1,053 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $7,869 and the average of the middle 60% is $8,269; most fall between $4,121 and $14,361.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 1,053 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$2,390$4,667$7,869$12,949$17,445

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 7.3× what the cheapest tenth charges ($2,390 vs $17,445).

Of the 1,117 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 1,053 gave a usable cash price; 22 carried a plausibility flag, 1 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 41 a list price only.

How complete is this

1,317 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (33%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 1,414 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted1,317
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here47
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded1
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded0
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded49
Hospitals that filed this code1,414

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 24, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Other OR gastrointestinal therapeutic procedures family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as Plmt Bile Duct Stent Prq New Access W/Sep Cath.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

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Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Bile duct stent and drain placed through a new puncture (CPT 47540) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-47540-bile-duct-stent-and-drain-placed-through-a-new-puncture