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Placement of a Kidney Drainage Tube

Vermont rates for HCPCS 50432

This procedure places a thin drainage tube through the skin directly into the kidney, using imaging guidance to position it accurately, so urine can drain out when the normal path is blocked. It is often used for conditions such as a kidney stone or tumor that is preventing urine from draining normally.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Placement of a Kidney Drainage Tube cost?

$832

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $832 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $302 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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $295 to $1,288
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kprofessional $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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,041.74

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 8.7 times more in Hawaii than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Vermont $832 · 41st of 51
HI $2,455WV $282

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.