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Bile Duct X-ray Through Existing Drainage Tube

Florida 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?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 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 8 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$257$79.43 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$1,514 to $9,120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $603 to $12,882Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $68 to $562
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,365professional $257

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
$549.54
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$537.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$117.49
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$11,220.18
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$676.08
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$23,442.29
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$524.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$630.96
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$407.38

Where Florida 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.

Florida $347 · 42nd 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.