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Dye Injection For Urinary Drainage X-Rays

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 50690

Contrast dye is injected so that X-ray pictures can show the ureters and the collecting systems of the kidneys, or a urinary channel built from a segment of bowel, and how urine drains through them. It is used to look for a leak, narrowing, blockage or backflow toward the kidneys. This covers the dye injection that makes the images possible; reading the X-rays is a separate service.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Dye Injection For Urinary Drainage X-Rays cost?

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $74.13 to $166.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $135 to $4,074Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $69 to $295
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,549professional $110

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
$74.13
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$13.49
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$323.59
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$309.03

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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.

Washington, DC· 33rd of 51

$115

AK $282FL $87.10

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.