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Bile Duct X-ray Through Existing Drainage Tube

Indiana 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?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $8,710 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 6 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$282$85.11 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,710$2,042 to $14,454

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,710 · 10th to 90th $155 to $17,783Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $69 to $525
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $8,710professional $282

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
$102.33
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$501.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$18,620.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$660.69
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$588.84

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana $389 · 25th 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.