Drainage Tube Placed Into The Ureter Through The Back
Iowa rates for HCPCS 50393
Placement of a thin drainage tube or stent into the ureter, the tube that carries urine from the kidney down to the bladder, working from a puncture in the skin over the kidney rather than through an incision or from below. Imaging guides the tube into the kidney's collecting system and down the ureter so urine can drain past a blockage, or so medication or contrast can be delivered there.
Rates data updated July 2026.
How much does Drainage Tube Placed Into The Ureter Through The Back cost?
$479
Typical physician fee. In Iowa, July 2026.
Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $437 to $603.
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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.
How much rates vary
Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $389 to $6,607Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $331 to $1,479
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
Facility/Professional
Modifier
Typical LowTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
MedianTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Typical HighTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$602.56
Professional
Global
$478.63
$478.63
$602.56
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$602.56
Professional
Global
$151.36
$524.81
$602.56
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$6,606.93
Facility
Global
$389.05
$436.52
$6,606.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,479.11
Professional
Global
$331.13
$549.54
$1,479.11
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Professional
Global
$416.87
$416.87
$416.87
Where Iowa sits
The same service costs 21.9 times more in California than in Illinois. 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.