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

Maine 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 October 2026.

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

$922

Typical total for the visit. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $922 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $214 to the doctor who performs it, and $708 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$214$72.44 to $501
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$708$537 to $832

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $417 to $1,202Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $60 to $692
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $708professional $214

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$489.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$741.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$776.25
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,202.26
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$758.58
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$645.65

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 5.7 times more in New York than in Maryland. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Maine· 30th of 51

$922

$214 physician + $708 facility

NY $2,925MD $509

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.