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Replacement Of A Urine Drainage Tube

Virginia 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?

$1,995

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,995 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $89.13 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,905 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$89.13$79.43 to $107
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,905$646 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $105 to $5,754Professionalmedian $89 · 10th to 90th $72 to $141
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,905professional $89

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
$89.13
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$2,570.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$107.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$165.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$141.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$102.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$144.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,630.78
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$158.49
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
$41.69
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 13th of 51

$1,995

$89.13 physician + $1,905 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.