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Removal Of A Kidney Drainage Tube, With X-ray Guidance

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 50389

A tube that was placed through the skin directly into the kidney to drain urine is removed, using live X-ray imaging to guide the process and confirm it comes out safely. This is used when a temporary kidney drainage tube is no longer needed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Kidney Drainage Tube, With X-ray Guidance cost?

$4,912

Typical total for the visit. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,912 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $234 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,677 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$234$81.28 to $550
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,677$3,162 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $8,511Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $56 to $794
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $4,677professional $234

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
$851.14
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$794.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$11,748.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$891.25
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$870.96

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 11.5 times more in New Jersey than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeConnecticut $4,912 · 2nd of 49
NJ $5,110WV $443

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.