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Bile Duct X-ray Through Existing Drainage Tube

Arkansas 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?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 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$275$74.13 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$794 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $132 to $4,898Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $66 to $562
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,698professional $275

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
$87.10
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$489.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,897.79
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$660.69
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$630.96

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas $363 · 38th 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.