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Kidney-to-Bladder Drainage Tube Placement

Michigan 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?

$2,130

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,130 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $617 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,514 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$617$331 to $1,380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,514$1,349 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $851 to $3,162Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $282 to $1,549
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,514professional $617

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,380.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,630.27
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,548.82
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,235.94
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,479.11
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$691.83
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$281.84
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,047.13
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$208.93
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$138.04
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where Michigan 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

Michigan· 47th of 51

$2,130

$617 physician + $1,514 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.