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X-Ray Study Through An Existing Ureteral Tube

Washington rates for HCPCS 50684

An X-ray imaging study of the ureter, the tube connecting the kidney to the bladder, performed by injecting contrast dye through a tube or catheter that is already in place in the ureter rather than a tube placed directly into the kidney. It is used to check for blockage, leakage, or narrowing after the tube has been placed. This differs from an initial placement of the tube itself, since the tube is already there.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does X-Ray Study Through An Existing Ureteral Tube cost?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $1,950 from a hospital or other facility.

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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$191$126 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,950$178 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $42 to $17,378Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $66 to $355
$100$1K$10Kfacility $1,950professional $191

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$20,892.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$177.83
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$1,949.84
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$288.40
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$295.12
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$346.74
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$251.19
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$323.59
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$186.21
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$17.78

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 2.7 times more in Wisconsin than in Maryland. 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· 5th of 51

$191

WI $234MD $87.10

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.