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Bile Duct X-ray Through Existing Drainage Tube

Missouri 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?

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 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$316$89.13 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$1,479 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $324 to $7,586Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $69 to $759
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,162professional $316

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
$109.65
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$758.58
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$758.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$724.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$3,311.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$741.31

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $417 · 12th 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.