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Bile Duct X-ray Through Existing Drainage Tube

Illinois 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 Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 from a physician practice, and about $1,380 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 7 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$347$91.20 to $513
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,380$550 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $135 to $5,623Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $71 to $724
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,380professional $347

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
$134.90
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$758.58
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$6,165.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$691.83
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,318.26
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$524.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$588.84

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $398 · 19th 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.