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Bile Duct X-ray Through Existing Drainage Tube

Mississippi 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?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $302 from a physician practice, and about $1,047 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$302$105 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,047$550 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $347 to $5,623Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $66 to $776
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $1,047professional $302

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
$524.81
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$776.25
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$5,248.07
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$676.08
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$794.33

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi $355 · 39th 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.