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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 October 2026.

How much does Change Of A Kidney Drainage Tube cost?

$1,000

Typical facility fee. In Wisconsin, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,000 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $148 to $1,514.

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 $1,445 · 10th to 90th $91 to $4,074Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $126 to $4,266
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,445professional $891

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,000.00
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$933.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$12,022.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
Prevea360
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$933.25

Where Wisconsin sits

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.

Wisconsin· 12th of 33

$1,000

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.