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Kidney-to-Bladder Drainage Tube Placement

Washington 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?

$2,512

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,512 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $676 to $7,079.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $457 to $14,454
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,512

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
$457.09
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$17,782.79
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$19,054.61
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$28,840.32
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,466.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$25,118.86
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,187.76
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,584.89
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$19,054.61
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$10,000.00
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$28,183.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$19,952.62

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 29th of 50

$2,512

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.