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

Georgia 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?

$2,843

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,843 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $331 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,512 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$331$72.44 to $513
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,512$1,175 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $513 to $6,310Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $54 to $724
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,512professional $331

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
$323.59
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$831.76
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$831.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,168.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$794.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$794.33

Where Georgia 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 feeGeorgia $2,843 · 15th 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.