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X-Ray Study Of The Bile Ducts Through The Skin

North Carolina 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 July 2026.

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

$912

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $912 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $347 to $1,738.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $912 · 10th to 90th $209 to $6,761
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $912

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
$346.74
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$7,244.36
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,791.08
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 12.6 times more in Indiana than in Alaska. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $912 · 42nd of 49
IN $10,233AK $813

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.