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Contrast Dye Study Of The Kidney Drainage System

Ohio 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $1,950 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 9 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$182$77.62 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,950$617 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $214 to $10,233Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $63 to $513
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,950professional $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
$213.80
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,089.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$1,698.24
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$380.19
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$467.74
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$457.09
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$398.11

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 15th of 51

$275

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.