go back

Bile Duct X-ray Through Existing Drainage Tube

New Mexico 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $1,950 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$331$107 to $513
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,950$1,122 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $525 to $7,762Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $83 to $617
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,950professional $331

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
$74.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,884.03
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$575.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$562.34
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$15,848.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$676.08
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
$37.15
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$60.26

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 34th of 51

$339

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.