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Replacement Of A Urine Drainage Tube

South Dakota 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?

$925

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $925 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $166 to the doctor who performs it, and $759 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$166$126 to $182
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$759$145 to $1,202

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $112 to $1,698Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $85 to $224
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $759professional $166

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
$79.43
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$229.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$660.69
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,348.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$218.78
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78

Where South Dakota 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

South Dakota· 44th of 51

$925

$166 physician + $759 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.