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X-Ray Study Of The Bile Ducts Through The Skin

Virginia 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?

$1,047

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,047 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $302 to $4,786.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $234 to $7,762Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $794 to $1,622
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $1,047professional $955

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,244.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$7,413.10
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,174.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,513.56
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$17,378.01

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $1,047 · 40th 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.