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Change Of A Kidney Drainage Tube

Wisconsin 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?

$891

Typical negotiated rate. In Wisconsin, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $891 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $891 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$891$141 to $1,000
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$102 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $26 to $2,399Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $126 to $4,266
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,288professional $891

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,000.00
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$933.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$933.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Prevea360
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$933.25
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,073.80
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80

Where Wisconsin 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.

Wisconsin· 11th of 33

$891

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.