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Replacement Of A Urine Drainage Tube

Ohio 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?

$3,111

Typical total for the visit. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,111 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $91.20 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,020 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$91.20$75.86 to $135
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,020$1,698 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $257 to $10,715Professionalmedian $91 · 10th to 90th $71 to $2,570
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,020professional $91

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
$144.54
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$4,786.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$169.82
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$338.84
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$346.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$151.36

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 40.6 times more in Indiana 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Ohio· 22nd of 50

$3,111

$91.20 physician + $3,020 facility

IN $6,257WV $154

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.