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Kidney Vein Dye X-Ray, One Side

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 75831

X-ray imaging of the vein draining one kidney. A thin tube is threaded through a vein up into the kidney vein and contrast dye is injected so the vessel shows up on the pictures. It is used to look for a clot, a narrowing, or abnormal vessels around that kidney.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Kidney Vein Dye X-Ray, One Side cost?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $115 to $282.

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

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $115 to $912Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $59 to $468
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $562professional $135

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$162.18
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$549.54
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$25,118.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$501.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$218.78
3 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Washington, DC· 41st of 51

$135

AK $372UT $75.86

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.