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Bile Duct X-ray Through Existing Drainage Tube

Tennessee 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?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $2,399 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 6 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$263$93.33 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,399$1,202 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $468 to $6,457Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $68 to $759
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $2,399professional $263

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
$457.09
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$4,265.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$741.31
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,888.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$676.08
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$660.69

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $380 · 28th 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.