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Bile Duct X-ray Through Existing Drainage Tube

South Carolina 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 South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $5,370 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$372$148 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,370$4,571 to $11,749

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $490 to $16,982Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $83 to $661
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $5,370professional $372

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
$83.18
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$10,715.19
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$676.08
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$660.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$660.69
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$23,442.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$691.83
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
$41.69
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$48.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$602.56

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 27th 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.