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Kidney-to-Bladder Drainage Tube Placement

Iowa 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 July 2026.

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

$3,090

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,090 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,660 to $5,012.

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 $3,467 · 10th to 90th $525 to $7,943Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $407 to $2,692
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,467professional $1,445

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
$524.81
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,760.83
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$8,912.51
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$9,332.54

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 6.3 times more in Indiana 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.

Iowa· 23rd of 50

$3,090

IN $7,244ND $1,148

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.