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Exchange of a Kidney Drainage Tube Through the Skin

Ohio rates for HCPCS 50387

Removes an existing drainage tube that runs from the kidney down the ureter and is accessible at the skin, and replaces it with a new one. It is done with X-ray guidance so the replacement can be threaded along the same track and its position confirmed. Tubes are changed on a schedule to stop them clogging or becoming a source of infection.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Exchange of a Kidney Drainage Tube Through the Skin cost?

$2,512

Typical facility fee. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,512 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,072 to $4,266.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $282 to $10,233
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,512

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
$158.49
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$7,943.28
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,248.07

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 15.5 times more in Delaware than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Ohio $2,512 · 22nd of 50
DE $7,762WV $501

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.