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Bile Duct X-ray Through Existing Drainage Tube

Nebraska 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?

$407

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 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$117 to $724
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$776 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $138 to $12,589Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $71 to $1,047
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,388professional $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
$144.54
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$13,489.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,413.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,090.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,000.00
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $407 · 15th 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.