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Bile Duct X-ray Through Existing Drainage Tube

Arizona 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?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 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$339$85.11 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$550 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $123 to $5,623Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $68 to $692
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,138professional $339

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
$1,174.90
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$602.56
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$691.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$3,630.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$588.84

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona $380 · 30th 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.