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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 July 2026.

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

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $1,820 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$209$110 to $631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,820$417 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $105 to $8,913Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $78 to $891
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,820professional $209

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
$104.71
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$537.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$6,309.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,023.29
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$10,000.00
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,047.13
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$72.44

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire $251 · 50th 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.