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Replacement Of A Urine Drainage Tube

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 50688

For a person who has a surgically created opening that diverts urine to the outside of the body, such as after bladder removal, this procedure exchanges the tube or stent that keeps a ureter draining properly through that opening. Over time, these tubes can become blocked, worn, or dislodged and need to be swapped out for a new one. It's typically a routine, relatively quick procedure done without a new incision.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Replacement Of A Urine Drainage Tube cost?

$3,677

Typical total for the visit. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,677 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $129 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,548 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$129$102 to $148
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,548$1,549 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $759 to $6,918Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $76 to $195
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,548professional $129

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
$3,235.94
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$181.97
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$194.98
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$562.34
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$251.19
6 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
$43.65
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 18.4 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Connecticut· 2nd of 51

$3,677

$129 physician + $3,548 facility

CO $4,483MT $243

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.