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Bile Duct X-ray Through Existing Drainage Tube

West 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?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $407 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 5 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$275$72.44 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$407$69.18 to $407

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $407 · 10th to 90th $69 to $1,413Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $69 to $537
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $407professional $275

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
$69.18
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$537.03
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$89.13
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,905.46
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$630.96

Where West 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.

West Virginia $295 · 44th 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.