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Bile Duct X-ray Through Existing Drainage Tube

New Hampshire 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 October 2026.

How much does Bile Duct X-ray Through Existing Drainage Tube cost?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $3,890 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$251$105 to $603
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,890$1,047 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $158 to $8,913Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $78 to $871
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,890professional $251

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$501.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$6,309.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,023.29
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,000.00
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$10,000.00
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,000.00
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$891.25
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$41.69

Where New Hampshire sits

The same service costs 5.6 times more in Wisconsin than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

New Hampshire· 45th of 51

$269

WI $617MD $110

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.