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

Ohio 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?

$1,026

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,026 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $380 to the doctor who performs it, and $646 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$380$60.26 to $479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$646$380 to $1,660

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $646 · 10th to 90th $295 to $3,715Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $52 to $631
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $646professional $380

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,862.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$3,311.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$588.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$870.96
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$575.44
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$588.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$660.69
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$380.19
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$630.96

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 24th of 51

$1,026

$380 physician + $646 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.