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Bile Duct X-ray Through Existing Drainage Tube

Kentucky 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?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $776 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$263$95.50 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776$389 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $85 to $10,715Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $68 to $513
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $776professional $263

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
$85.11
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$537.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$426.58
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$112.20
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,905.46
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$602.56

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $288 · 45th 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.