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Kidney-to-Bladder Drainage Tube Placement

Montana 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?

$1,778

Typical facility fee. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,778 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $437 to $1,950.

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 $1,778 · 10th to 90th $417 to $2,239
$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $1,778

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
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,041.74
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$7,244.36

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 41st of 50

$1,778

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.