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Bile Duct X-ray Through Existing Drainage Tube

Ohio 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?

$407

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $2,754 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 9 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$372$97.72 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,754$1,318 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $234 to $10,715Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $68 to $741
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,754professional $372

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
$234.42
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,071.52
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$54.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$707.95
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$676.08
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$645.65
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$616.60

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio $407 · 16th 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.