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Contrast Dye Study Of The Kidney Drainage System

Delaware 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?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $2,399 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 4 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$138$69.18 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,399$2,399 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $851 to $7,244Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $59 to $372
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,399professional $138

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
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$446.68
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,630.27
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$389.05

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 47th of 51

$151

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.