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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 October 2026.

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

$562

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $525 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$525$155 to $912
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$575 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $178 to $9,550Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $117 to $1,202
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,291professional $525

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
$138.04
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,047.13
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$9,120.11
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,090.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,174.90
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,047.13
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$977.24
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
$34.67
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$67.61

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 3rd of 51

$562

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.