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Kidney-to-Bladder Drainage Tube Placement

Texas 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?

$2,818

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,818 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,318 to $4,786.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $589 to $7,244
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,818

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
$707.95
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,709.64
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$9,772.37
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,949.84
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,244.36

Where Texas 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.

Texas· 28th of 50

$2,818

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.