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X-Ray Study Of The Bile Ducts Through The Skin

Washington 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?

$1,549

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,549 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $513 to $3,236.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $316 to $10,965
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $1,549

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
$426.58
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$15,488.17
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$19,054.61
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,754.23
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,659.59
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$18,620.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$20,417.38

Where Washington 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.

Washington $1,549 · 34th 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.