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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 July 2026.

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

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 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 $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 7 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$135 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$525$129 to $891

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $85 to $3,162Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $65 to $977
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $525professional $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
$70.79
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$891.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,548.82
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,023.29
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$794.33
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$912.01
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota $372 · 34th 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.