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Upgrading a Kidney Drain to a Kidney-to-Bladder Tube

Oregon rates for HCPCS 50434

Replaces an existing kidney drainage tube with a longer one that runs from the kidney, down the ureter, and into the bladder. It is done through the tract the first tube already made in the skin of the back, so no new puncture into the kidney is needed. Imaging and contrast dye are used to confirm the tube sits in the right place.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Upgrading a Kidney Drain to a Kidney-to-Bladder Tube cost?

$1,698

Typical facility fee. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,698 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,096 to $2,188.

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 $1,698 · 10th to 90th $372 to $6,310Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $316 to $2,188
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,698professional $851

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
$467.74
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,943.28
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,187.76
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,905.46
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,737.80
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,041.74
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$8,128.31
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,309.57

Where Oregon sits

The same service costs 8.1 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

Oregon· 35th of 50

$1,698

IN $6,607WV $813

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.