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Contrast Dye Study Of The Kidney Drainage System

Washington, DC 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?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $81.28 to $891.

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 $1,698 · 10th to 90th $166 to $4,074Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $69 to $631
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,698professional $269

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
$165.96
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$416.87
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$588.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$758.58

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 1st of 51

$363

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.