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Kidney Drainage Pressure Study

Maine rates for HCPCS 50396

A pressure study carried out through a drainage tube that already runs into the kidney or the tube leading from it. Fluid is run in at a steady rate while the pressure inside is recorded, showing whether urine drains freely or is meeting resistance. The readings help decide whether a suspected narrowing is genuinely blocking flow and needs treatment.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Kidney Drainage Pressure Study cost?

$151

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $126 to $186.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $1,413Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $117 to $229
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $1,413professional $151

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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$165.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$257.04
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$251.19
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$281.84

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 25.7 times more in California than in Maryland. 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.

Maine· 40th of 51

$151

CA $3,162MD $123

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.