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Contrast Injection Through A Kidney Drainage Tube

North Carolina 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?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $85.11 to $214.

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 $135 · 10th to 90th $62 to $251Professionalmedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,413
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $135professional $1,413

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$512.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$229.09
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 24th of 35

$151

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.