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Bile Duct X-ray Through Existing Drainage Tube

Virginia 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 Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $550 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 8 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$355$89.13 to $513
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$550$117 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $81 to $7,413Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $71 to $724
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $550professional $355

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
$120.23
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$676.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$7,413.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$707.95
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$741.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$575.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$707.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$7,943.28
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$17,378.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$707.95

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $380 · 29th 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.