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Change Of A Kidney Drainage Tube

Iowa 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 July 2026.

How much does Change Of A Kidney Drainage Tube cost?

$832

Typical physician fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $832 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $162 to $1,148.

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 $832 · 10th to 90th $151 to $1,698Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $148 to $4,266
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $832professional $209

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
$162.18
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$1,445.44
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$4,265.80
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$977.24

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 43.7 times more in California 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.

Iowa· 13th of 33

$832

CA $4,365SC $100

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.