The x-ray guidance and interpretation used while a drainage tube is placed into a blocked bile duct through the skin and the liver. Contrast dye is injected during the procedure so the ducts can be seen, the route checked, and the final tube position confirmed. It is done when bile cannot drain normally because of a growth, scarring, or a stone.
Rates data updated July 2026.
How much does Imaging Guidance For Bile Duct Drainage cost?
$724
Typical facility fee. In Illinois, July 2026.
Insurers have agreed to pay about $724 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $550 to $1,023.
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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.
How much rates vary
Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $490 to $1,698Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $120 to $646
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
Facility/Professional
Modifier
Typical LowTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
MedianTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Typical HighTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,698.24
Facility
Global
$501.19
$831.76
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$870.96
Professional
Global
$436.52
$549.54
$870.96
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$346.74
Professional
Global
$120.23
$199.53
$346.74
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Facility
Global
$100.00
$100.00
$100.00
Where Illinois sits
The same service costs 9.1 times more in Tennessee than in Florida. 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.