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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 October 2026.

How much does Replacement Of A Urine Drainage Tube cost?

$1,205

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,205 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $83.18 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,122 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$83.18$75.86 to $107
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,122$603 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $380 to $4,786Professionalmedian $83 · 10th to 90th $68 to $158
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,122professional $83

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
$213.80
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$3,548.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$128.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$194.98
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$251.19
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$251.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$109.65
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$616.60
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$181.97
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
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$204.17

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 34th of 51

$1,205

$83.18 physician + $1,122 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.