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Contrast Dye Study Of The Kidney Drainage System

West Virginia 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?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $288 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 5 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$112$69.18 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$288$60.26 to $288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $60 to $1,230Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $68 to $372
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $288professional $112

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
$60.26
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$371.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$83.18
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$1,479.11
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$323.59

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 51st of 51

$112

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.