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

Washington, DC 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?

$468

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $468 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $57.54 to $891.

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 $1,862 · 10th to 90th $490 to $5,129Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $55 to $490
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,862professional $120

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
$54.95
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$489.78
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$1,288.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 10.5 times more in California 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.

Washington, DC· 9th of 51

$468

CA $724WV $69.18

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.