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Bile Duct X-ray Through Existing Drainage Tube

New York 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?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 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 11 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$295$251 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$3,236 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $447 to $10,965Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $72 to $550
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $4,898professional $295

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
$190.55
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$467.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$144.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$12,302.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$524.81
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$4,073.80
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$616.60
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$239.88
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$707.95
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$588.84
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$12,302.69
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$371.54
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$524.81
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$204.17
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$537.03
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
$190.55
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$43.65

Where New York 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 York· 40th of 51

$302

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.