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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 October 2026.

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

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $398 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$251$95.50 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$95.50 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $68 to $7,762Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $69 to $513
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $398professional $251

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
$67.61
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$489.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$371.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$102.33
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,905.46
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$562.34
10 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$46.77

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 46th of 51

$251

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.