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Bile Duct X-ray Through Existing Drainage Tube

Oklahoma 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $525 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 5 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$339$85.11 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$525$355 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $275 to $6,310Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $68 to $537
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $525professional $339

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
$457.09
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$549.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$6,165.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$537.03

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma $398 · 22nd 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.