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Bile Duct X-ray Through Existing Drainage Tube

Utah 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?

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $407 from a physician practice, and about $3,020 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$407$112 to $676
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,020$676 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $479 to $5,012Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $71 to $1,096
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $3,020professional $407

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
$131.83
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$724.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$229.09
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$10,471.29
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$691.83
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$354.81
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$645.65

Where Utah 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.

Utah $457 · 4th 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.