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Replacement Of A Urine Drainage Tube

New Hampshire 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?

$1,693

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,693 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $145 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,549 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$145$115 to $186
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,549$1,259 to $1,950

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $3,090Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $87 to $269
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,549professional $145

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$281.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$288.40
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,090.30
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$257.04
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08

Where New Hampshire 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

New Hampshire· 18th of 51

$1,693

$145 physician + $1,549 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.