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Change Of A Kidney Drainage Tube

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 50398

Replacement of a drainage tube that already runs through the skin into the kidney, swapping the old tube for a new one over a guidewire so the drainage path is not lost. It is done as routine maintenance and when a tube becomes blocked, worn, or dislodged.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Change Of A Kidney Drainage Tube cost?

$2,042

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,042 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,266 from a physician practice, and about $1,202 from a hospital or other facility.

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 25 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4,266$724 to $4,266
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,202$631 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $331 to $7,943Professionalmedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $151 to $4,266
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,202professional $4,266

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$3,162.28
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$6,606.93
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,000.00
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$9,772.37
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,778.28
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$933.25
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$912.01
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$1,548.82
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,995.26
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,737.80
Health Smart
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,737.80
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$3,162.28
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$741.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$12,022.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$977.24
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,412.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$977.24
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,202.26
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$741.31
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$1,202.26
Prevea360
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$933.25
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$1,174.90
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 141.3 times more in Missouri than in South Carolina. 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.

Touch or drag across the chart to see any state's rate.

MO $4,266SC $30.20

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.