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Contrast Dye Study Of The Kidney Drainage System

Colorado rates for HCPCS 50431

An imaging procedure in which contrast dye is injected through a tube already in place to evaluate the kidney and the tube, or ureter, that drains urine from it down toward the bladder. X-ray images taken during the injection show how well the drainage system is functioning and whether there is a blockage.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Contrast Dye Study Of The Kidney Drainage System cost?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $2,570 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$170$74.13 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,570$324 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $85 to $5,888Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $63 to $457
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,570professional $170

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
$85.11
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$398.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$549.54
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$524.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$524.81
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$676.08
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$467.74

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Washington, DC than in West Virginia. 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.

Colorado· 10th of 51

$295

DC $363WV $112

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.