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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 July 2026.

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

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $661 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 8 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$129 to $724
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$661$178 to $794

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $95 to $4,266Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $85 to $1,023
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0K$1.0Mfacility $661professional $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
$173.78
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,122.02
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,000.00
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$831.76
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,071.52
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$794.33
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$891.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$1,148.15
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$14,791.08
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$25,118.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$977.24

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon $437 · 6th 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.