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X-Ray Study Of The Bile Ducts Through The Skin

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 47532

A fine needle is passed through the skin into the bile ducts within the liver, and contrast dye is injected so the bile drainage system shows up on X-ray images. The route into the ducts is created during this same session. It shows where bile flow is blocked or narrowed.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does X-Ray Study Of The Bile Ducts Through The Skin cost?

$550

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $234 to $1,047.

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

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $27,542Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $200 to $1,905
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,169professional $513

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$104.71
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,737.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,187.76
1 more rate 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
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$776.25

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.4 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.

Washington, DC· 47th of 51

$550

WI $1,514MD $282

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.