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Bile Duct X-ray Through Existing Drainage Tube

Colorado 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?

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $302 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 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 7 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$302$89.13 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$501 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $95 to $12,303Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $69 to $661
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,365professional $302

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
$426.58
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$575.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$794.33
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$741.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,047.13
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$891.25
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$15,848.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$707.95

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $427 · 9th 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.