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Bile Duct X-ray Through Existing Drainage Tube

North Dakota 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 North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $398 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 5 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$355$123 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$70.79 to $589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $65 to $1,995Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $71 to $955
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $398professional $355

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
$398.11
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$776.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$851.14

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota $355 · 40th 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.