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

Virginia 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?

$1,778

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,778 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $363 to $4,074.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $219 to $7,079Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $162 to $2,239
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,862professional $1,023

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$8,912.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,466.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,584.89
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,981.07

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 8.1 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Virginia $1,778 · 32nd of 50
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.