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Contrast Dye Study Of The Kidney Drainage System

Maryland 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?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $72.44 to $355.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $34 to $363Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $66 to $417
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $148professional $182

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
$33.88
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$398.11
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$537.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$467.74
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$524.81

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 38th of 51

$182

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.