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Kidney-to-Bladder Drainage Tube Placement

South Carolina 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?

$5,623

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,623 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,349 to $10,965.

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 $5,623 · 10th to 90th $331 to $16,596
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,623

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
$309.03
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$21,877.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$9,120.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$16,982.44

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 3rd of 50

$5,623

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.