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Contrast X-ray of the Kidney Drainage System

Utah rates for HCPCS 50430

Contrast dye is injected into the urine-collecting system of the kidney through the skin, and X-ray pictures follow it down the ureter toward the bladder. The images show where flow is blocked, narrowed, or leaking. This version includes creating the new needle track into the kidney along with the imaging guidance used to place it.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Contrast X-ray of the Kidney Drainage System cost?

$1,202

Typical facility fee. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,202 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $692 to $3,162.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $240 to $4,571Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $209 to $1,202
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,020professional $832

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,570.88
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,128.61

Where Utah sits

The same service costs 8.5 times more in New Jersey than in North Dakota. 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.

Utah· 27th of 49

$1,202

NJ $4,898ND $575

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.