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Keyhole Bile Duct X-ray With Tissue Sample

California rates for HCPCS 47561

A camera is passed into the abdomen through a small incision to inspect the organs, contrast is injected through the liver so the bile ducts show on X-ray, and a tissue sample is taken during the same procedure. The sample is sent for laboratory examination.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Keyhole Bile Duct X-ray With Tissue Sample cost?

$7,943

Typical physician fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,943 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5,248 to $10,471.

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 $8,128 · 10th to 90th $4,786 to $15,849Professionalmedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $832 to $3,631
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0K$50.0Kfacility $8,128professional $3,631

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
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$15,848.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,348.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$831.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$45,708.82
Typical High
$45,708.82
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79

Where California sits

The same service costs 263.0 times more in California than in South Carolina. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $7,943 · 1st of 40
CA $7,943SC $30.20

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.