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Bile Duct X-ray Through Existing Drainage Tube

New Jersey 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?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $4,677 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$275$81.28 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,677$3,162 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $389 to $10,471Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $68 to $692
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,677professional $275

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
$380.19
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$537.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$741.31
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$812.83
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$17,782.79
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$15,135.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$724.44

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey $372 · 33rd 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.