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Bile Duct X-ray Through Existing Drainage Tube

Louisiana 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?

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 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$324$102 to $525
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$1,445 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $871 to $7,413Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $81 to $631
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,365professional $324

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
$398.11
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$562.34
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,585.78
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$630.96
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$616.60
5 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$56.23

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 12th of 51

$417

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.