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Bile Duct X-ray Through Existing Drainage Tube

Michigan 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $2,818 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 7 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$204$89.13 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$2,042 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $525 to $6,918Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $69 to $562
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,818professional $204

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
$524.81
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$524.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$691.83
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$776.25
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$602.56

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $275 · 47th 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.