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

South Carolina 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?

$1,845

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,845 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $331 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,514 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$64.57 to $501
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,514$525 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $81 to $9,772Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $54 to $759
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $1,514professional $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
$64.57
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,090.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$758.58
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$758.58
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$707.95

Where South Carolina 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 feeSouth Carolina $1,845 · 25th 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.