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Dye Injection Into The Spleen For Vein X-Rays

Texas rates for HCPCS 38200

Injection of contrast dye directly into the spleen so that X-ray pictures can show the veins draining the spleen and carrying blood on toward the liver. It is used to look for blockage or raised pressure in those veins.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Dye Injection Into The Spleen For Vein X-Rays cost?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $1,230 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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$141$126 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,230$209 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $129 to $5,370Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $117 to $251
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,230professional $141

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
$537.03
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$8,511.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$199.53
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$316.23
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$1,288.25
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$302.00
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$257.04
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$107.15
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$309.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$251.19
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$151.36

Where Texas sits

The same service costs 7.2 times more in California than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Texas $166 · 28th of 51
CA $912DE $126

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.