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Kidney-to-Bladder Drainage Tube Placement

Ohio 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?

$2,891

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,891 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,072 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,820 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,072$479 to $1,413
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,820$871 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $575 to $5,754Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $251 to $1,820
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,820professional $1,072

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
$467.74
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$4,570.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,659.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,454.71
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,677.35
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,621.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,819.70
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,905.46
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$112.20

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 32nd of 51

$2,891

$1,072 physician + $1,820 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.