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Contrast Injection Through A Kidney Drainage Tube

Georgia rates for HCPCS 50394

Contrast dye is injected through a drainage tube already in place in the kidney, or through a catheter already sitting in the ureter, so that X-ray pictures outline the kidney's collecting system and the tube running down toward the bladder. It is used to check the position of the tube and to look for blockage or leakage.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Contrast Injection Through A Kidney Drainage Tube cost?

$1,259

Typical facility fee. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,259 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $794 to $1,585.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $603 to $3,311Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $120 to $479
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,259professional $191

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
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$512.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$190.55

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 40.7 times more in California than in Florida. 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.

Georgia· 4th of 35

$1,259

CA $4,169FL $102

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.