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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 October 2026.

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

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $363 from a physician practice, and about $2,630 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$363$135 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,630$912 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $200 to $10,965Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $72 to $661
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,630professional $363

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
$186.21
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,096.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$15,848.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$588.84
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$575.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$660.69
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$645.65
6 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
$33.88
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$48.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 28th of 51

$372

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.