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Contrast Dye Study Of The Kidney Drainage System

Maine 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?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $85.11 to $380.

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 $1,413 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $1,413Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $71 to $589
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $1,413professional $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. 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
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$331.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$588.84
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$812.83
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$630.96

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 35th of 51

$186

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.