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Bile Duct X-ray Through Existing Drainage Tube

Alabama 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?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $2,630 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 4 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$263$85.11 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,630$1,259 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $692 to $4,677Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $66 to $776
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,630professional $263

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
$562.34
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,073.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$562.34

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama $355 · 41st 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.