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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 July 2026.

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

$479

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $1,622 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 5 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$100 to $513
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,622$933 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $501 to $5,370Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $71 to $661
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $1,622professional $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
$478.63
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,548.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,413.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$630.96
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$616.60

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $479 · 3rd 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.