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Bile Duct X-ray Through Existing Drainage Tube

Minnesota 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?

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $1,380 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 6 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$398$151 to $851
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,380$832 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $138 to $10,000Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $95 to $1,380
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $1,380professional $398

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
$64.57
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$4,677.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$16,218.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,548.82
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,235.94
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$3,311.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$870.96

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $427 · 8th 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.