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Contrast Injection Through A Kidney Drainage Tube

Pennsylvania 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?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $191 to $479.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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

Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $151 to $537
$200$500professional $295

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$478.63
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 5th of 35

$295

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.