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Kidney-to-Bladder Drainage Tube Placement

Minnesota 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?

$3,981

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,981 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,950 to $8,710.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $617 to $10,965
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,981

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
$239.88
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$9,120.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$15,848.93
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$37,153.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$10,964.78
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$8,709.64
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$9,120.11

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 12th of 50

$3,981

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.