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

Virginia 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?

$1,096

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,096 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $372 to the doctor who performs it, and $724 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$372$61.66 to $490
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$724$100 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $724 · 10th to 90th $63 to $5,370Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $55 to $832
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $724professional $372

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
$75.86
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$5,888.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$831.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$645.65
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$707.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,174.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$724.44
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$3,311.31
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$741.31

Where Virginia 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 feeVirginia $1,096 · 35th 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.