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Bile Duct X-ray Through Existing Drainage Tube

Connecticut 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 October 2026.

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

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $7,586 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$282$138 to $708
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,586$4,677 to $11,482

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,586 · 10th to 90th $3,467 to $12,882Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $105 to $955
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $7,586professional $282

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$501.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$13,803.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$707.95
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$831.76
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,202.26
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$46.77

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 5.6 times more in Wisconsin than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Connecticut· 38th of 51

$316

WI $617MD $110

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.