go back

Bile Duct X-ray Through Existing Drainage Tube

Oregon 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?

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $794 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$240$132 to $776
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$661 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $447 to $13,804Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $100 to $1,096
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $794professional $240

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
$3,235.94
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,148.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$1,071.52
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$7,943.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$851.14
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$831.76
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$11,481.54
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$1,174.90
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$15,135.61
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11,481.54
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,096.48
10 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
$45.71
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$69.18
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$346.74
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$138.04
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$512.86
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$104.71
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$69.18

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 6th of 51

$457

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.