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Bile Duct X-ray Through Existing Drainage Tube

Idaho 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?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $501 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 9 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$339$107 to $661
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$151 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $83 to $7,079Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $91 to $794
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $501professional $339

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
$123.03
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$8,912.51
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$741.31
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$831.76
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$870.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$309.03
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$12,302.69
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$912.01
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$5,623.41
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$18,197.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$676.08

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho $372 · 31st 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.