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Contrast Dye Study Of The Kidney Drainage System

Vermont 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?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $81.28 to $219.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $81 to $389
$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $170

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$588.84
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$831.76

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 46th of 51

$170

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.