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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 October 2026.

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

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $5,495 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$263$83.18 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,495$389 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $95 to $13,183Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $55 to $589
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $5,495professional $263

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$42.66
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$575.44
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$676.08
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$16,595.87
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$15,135.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$537.03

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey· 43rd of 51

$275

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.