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Bile Duct X-ray Through Existing Drainage Tube

South Dakota 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?

$407

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $407 from a physician practice, and about $447 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$407$158 to $832
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$447$100 to $617

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $447 · 10th to 90th $93 to $2,291Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $115 to $1,096
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $447professional $407

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$954.99
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,548.82
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$794.33
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$812.83
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$1,096.48
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$1,023.29
5 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
$29.51
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$39.81

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 14th of 51

$407

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.