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Procedure price report · Other OR gastrointestinal therapeutic procedures

Bile duct scope through drain tract to remove stones

CPT 47554the billing code this page is about

A scope is passed through an existing T-tube drain tract into the bile ducts to remove stones or debris.

Hospitals typically charge $6,559 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 716 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $7,088. Most fall between $2,164 and $12,382 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
716
States
50
Filings dated
Jun 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 716 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
$946$2,840$6,559$11,866$14,743

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 16× what the cheapest tenth charges ($946 vs $14,743).

How the prices are spread

$791 – $1,093: 52 hospitals$791$1,093 – $1,511: 37 hospitals$1,511 – $2,089: 17 hospitals$1,511$2,089 – $2,888: 49 hospitals$2,888 – $3,992: 56 hospitals$2,888$3,992 – $5,519: 66 hospitals$5,519 – $7,630: 99 hospitals$5,519$7,630 – $10,548: 77 hospitals$10,548 – $14,583: 149 hospitals$10,548$14,583 – $20,160: 48 hospitals$14,583median $6,559price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (650 of 716 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$791$1,09352
$1,093$1,51137
$1,511$2,08917
$2,089$2,88849
$2,888$3,99256
$3,992$5,51966
$5,519$7,63099
$7,630$10,54877
$10,548$14,583149
$14,583$20,16048

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$10,860
Median cash price$6,559
Cash as a multiple of Medicare0.60×

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 $6,559.

Alaska: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: median $6,656 across 28 hospitalsWA$6,656Idaho: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureIDMontana: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: median $14,597 across 16 hospitalsMN$14,597Illinois: median $6,945 across 32 hospitalsIL$6,945Wisconsin: median $2,839 across 12 hospitalsWI$2,839Michigan: median $14,616 across 31 hospitalsMI$14,616New York: median $12,320 across 33 hospitalsNY$12,320Massachusetts: median $3,431 across 12 hospitalsMA$3,431Oregon: median $1,229 across 15 hospitalsOR$1,229Nevada: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $1,261 across 13 hospitalsIA$1,261Indiana: median $2,730 across 31 hospitalsIN$2,730Ohio: median $6,448 across 48 hospitalsOH$6,448Pennsylvania: median $11,429 across 45 hospitalsPA$11,429New Jersey: median $11,534 across 37 hospitalsNJ$11,534Connecticut: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCTRhode Island: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureRICalifornia: median $10,231 across 63 hospitalsCA$10,231Utah: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureUTColorado: median $4,434 across 15 hospitalsCO$4,434Nebraska: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNEMissouri: median $3,352 across 18 hospitalsMO$3,352Kentucky: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWVVirginia: median $2,841 across 23 hospitalsVA$2,841Maryland: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMDDelaware: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureDEArizona: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKSArkansas: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTNNorth Carolina: median $3,437 across 11 hospitalsNC$3,437South Carolina: median $5,579 across 13 hospitalsSC$5,579Oklahoma: median $797 across 15 hospitalsOK$797Louisiana: median $2,740 across 10 hospitalsLA$2,740Mississippi: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMSAlabama: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureALGeorgia: median $12,382 across 19 hospitalsGA$12,382Hawaii: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $6,479 across 55 hospitalsTX$6,479Florida: median $11,866 across 38 hospitalsFL$11,866
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $6,559. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
Michigan MI31$14,616+123%$5,442 – $17,591
Minnesota MN16$14,597+123%$4,217 – $14,597
Georgia GA19$12,382+89%$6,516 – $12,787
New York NY33$12,320+88%$1,353 – $13,836
Florida FL38$11,866+81%$5,170 – $13,190
New Jersey NJ37$11,534+76%$5,339 – $13,892
Pennsylvania PA45$11,429+74%$4,780 – $16,167
California CA63$10,231+56%$6,710 – $11,244
Illinois IL32$6,945+6%$873 – $11,094
Washington WA28$6,656+1%$3,339 – $10,156
Texas TX55$6,479−1%$2,408 – $7,483
Ohio OH48$6,448−2%$4,691 – $10,552
South Carolina SC13$5,579−15%$3,289 – $6,474
Colorado CO15$4,434−32%$3,688 – $10,241
North Carolina NC11$3,437−48%$1,897 – $3,437
Massachusetts MA12$3,431−48%$2,346 – $8,291
Missouri MO18$3,352−49%$845 – $8,608
Virginia VA23$2,841−57%$2,149 – $11,626
Wisconsin WI12$2,839−57%$2,839 – $7,444
Louisiana LA10$2,740−58%$1,538 – $8,081
Indiana IN31$2,730−58%$999 – $4,477
Iowa IA13$1,261−81%$1,261 – $4,000
Oregon OR15$1,229−81%$805 – $16,219
Oklahoma OK15$797−88%$797 – $3,996
Connecticut CT7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Idaho ID6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Tennessee TN6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kentucky KY5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Utah UT5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nebraska NE4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
West Virginia WV3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alabama AL2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kansas KS2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maine ME2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Rhode Island RI2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Delaware DE1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Mississippi MS1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY1not 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 $6,559.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care635$7,444$2,408 – $12,382
Children’s17fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access61$3,166$1,051 – $13,695
Ownership
For-profit53$4,691$1,046 – $11,866
Government83$6,094$1,265 – $12,320
Non-profit577$6,945$2,505 – $12,412
System affiliation
Part of a system644$6,751$2,480 – $12,382
Independent72$3,321$939 – $11,562

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$10,815
Median cash price$6,559
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

560 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $6,516 and the average of the middle 60% is $7,043; most fall between $2,149 and $12,412.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 560 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
$893$2,840$6,516$11,626$15,335

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 17× what the cheapest tenth charges ($893 vs $15,335).

Of the 599 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 560 gave a usable cash price; 23 carried a plausibility flag, 2 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 14 a list price only.

How complete is this

716 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (18%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 764 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted716
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here30
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded3
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded1
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded14
Hospitals that filed this code764

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 Biliary Endoscopy Prq via T-Tube W/Rmvl Calculus.

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 scope through drain tract to remove stones (CPT 47554) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-47554-bile-duct-scope-through-drain-tract-to-remove-stones