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

Maryland 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?

$636

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $636 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $229 to the doctor who performs it, and $407 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$229$57.54 to $468
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$407$263 to $407

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $407 · 10th to 90th $263 to $427Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $52 to $977
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $407professional $229

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$1,202.26
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$794.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$741.31
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$676.08

Where Maryland 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 feeMaryland $636 · 46th 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.