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X-Ray Study Of The Bile Ducts Through The Skin

Rhode Island 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?

$759

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $759 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $275 to $1,096.

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 $4,266 · 10th to 90th $2,754 to $9,550Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $251 to $1,445
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,266professional $631

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
$2,089.30
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,258.93

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 31st of 51

$759

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.