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Bile Duct Dye Injection Through The Liver

California rates for HCPCS 47500

A needle is passed through the skin of the upper abdomen into the liver until it enters a bile duct, and contrast dye is then injected so the duct system shows up on X-ray pictures. It is used when the ducts cannot be reached with a scope from the intestine, most often when something is blocking bile from draining.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Bile Duct Dye Injection Through The Liver cost?

$1,047

Typical physician fee. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,047 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,047 to $1,047.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $10,000Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $1,047
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,786professional $1,047

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$10,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$218.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$234.42

Where California sits

The same service costs 49.0 times more in Florida than in South Carolina. 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.

California· 10th of 34

$1,047

FL $1,479SC $30.20

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.