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Exchange of a Kidney Drainage Tube

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS 50435

This procedure replaces an existing drainage tube that runs through the skin into the kidney with a new one, done using imaging guidance to confirm correct positioning. Tubes like this are periodically exchanged to keep them working well and to reduce the risk of infection or blockage.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Exchange of a Kidney Drainage Tube cost?

$490

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $120 to $646.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $4,571Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $107 to $708
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,630professional $479

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
$1,548.82
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$6,165.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$977.24

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 8.1 times more in California than in South 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.

Rhode Island· 43rd of 51

$490

CA $1,738SD $214

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.