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Bile Duct X-ray Through Existing Drainage Tube

Vermont 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?

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $120 to $661.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $100 to $891
$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $427

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$724.44
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,096.48
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
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$42.66

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 11th of 51

$427

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.