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Bile Duct X-ray Through Existing Drainage Tube

Alaska rates for HCPCS 47531

This procedure injects contrast dye through a drainage tube or catheter that is already in place in the bile duct system, then takes X-ray images to check how well bile is flowing and look for blockages. It is used to monitor or troubleshoot a biliary drainage tube that was placed during an earlier procedure.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bile Duct X-ray Through Existing Drainage Tube cost?

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $417 from a physician practice, and about $407 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 6 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$417$186 to $1,096
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$407$100 to $661

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $407 · 10th to 90th $74 to $1,288Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $71 to $1,698
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $407professional $417

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
$239.88
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,258.93
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$794.33
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,548.82
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,238.72
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$794.33
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in California than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $417 · 11th of 51
CA $575MD $219

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.