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Contrast Dye Study Of The Kidney Drainage System

Indiana 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?

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $3,631 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 6 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$148$72.44 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,631$1,288 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $105 to $7,413Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $63 to $363
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,631professional $148

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
$74.13
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$363.08
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$109.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$316.23
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$363.08

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 27th of 51

$214

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.