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Bile Duct X-ray Through Existing Drainage Tube

Iowa 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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$389$107 to $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$724 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $145 to $7,943Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $69 to $1,023
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,291professional $389

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
$144.54
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,230.27
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$8,709.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$3,090.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,174.90
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,174.90
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$912.01
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$977.24

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $398 · 24th 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.