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Kidney-to-Bladder Drainage Tube Placement

Washington, DC 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?

$661

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $661 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $263 to $1,413.

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 $603 to $19,498Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $240 to $2,818
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,020professional $589

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
$575.44
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,265.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$3,019.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$131.83
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,467.37
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$977.24

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Alaska than in Nebraska. 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.

Washington, DC· 49th of 51

$661

AK $2,239NE $501

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.