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Replacement Of A Urine Drainage Tube

Maryland 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?

$107

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $83.18 to $525.

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 $912 · 10th to 90th $339 to $1,622Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $69 to $158
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $912professional $85

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$128.82
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$239.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$190.55
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$114.82
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
$40.74
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$58.88

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 8.5 times more in Nebraska than in New York. 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.

Maryland· 38th of 51

$107

NE $661NY $77.62

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.