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Kidney-to-Bladder Drainage Tube Placement

New York 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 New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,981 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,089 to $6,310.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $468 to $8,511
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $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
$380.19
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$8,128.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,120.11
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$11,220.18
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$831.76
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,570.88
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$9,549.93
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$707.95

Where New York 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.

New York· 13th 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.