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Bile Duct X-ray Through Existing Drainage Tube

Massachusetts 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?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 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 9 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$339$100 to $513
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$100 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $79 to $5,129Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $74 to $933
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,288professional $339

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
$398.11
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$512.86
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$9,332.54
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$977.24
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$912.01
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$11,220.18
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,023.29
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$6,918.31
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$9,332.54
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$11,220.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $372 · 36th 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.