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Replacement Of A Urine Drainage Tube

Washington, DC 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 July 2026.

How much does Replacement Of A Urine Drainage Tube cost?

$89.13

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $83.18 to $2,138.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $83 to $7,762Professionalmedian $83 · 10th to 90th $83 to $135
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,754professional $83

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
$83.18
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$89.13
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$223.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$199.53

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 38.9 times more in California 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.

Washington, DC· 48th of 51

$89.13

CA $3,236WV $83.18

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.