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Kidney-to-Bladder Drainage Tube Placement

Alaska rates for HCPCS 50433

A tube is passed through the skin of the back into the collecting system of the kidney and threaded down the ureter into the bladder, so urine can drain past a blockage. X-ray dye and live imaging are used to map the drainage path and guide the tube into position. It is used when a stone, a growth or scarring stops urine leaving the kidney normally.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Kidney-to-Bladder Drainage Tube Placement cost?

$5,423

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,423 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,349 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,074 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,349$1,000 to $4,467
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,074$2,570 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $9,772Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $417 to $4,786
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $1,349

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$13,489.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,819.70
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$6,918.31
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$6,760.83
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,168.69
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$4,466.84
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$13,489.63
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,168.69

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Oklahoma than in Kentucky. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alaska· 3rd of 51

$5,423

$1,349 physician + $4,074 facility

OK $6,075KY $1,891

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.