What does code 50688 cost?

Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 50688 ranges from $632 to $6,224. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.

Will this be my final bill?

Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.

50688 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "HC CHANGE URETEROSTOMY TUBE OR STENT VIA ILEAL CONDUIT" on their published price files. We use it to line up the same service across different hospitals.

Why do prices for this code differ between hospitals?

Each hospital sets its own prices and negotiates separately with each insurer, so the disclosed price for the same code can vary widely from one hospital to another — and even between plans at a single hospital. Comparing the published figures is what this page is for; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.

What this page is not

It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this code, so you can compare and ask informed questions — your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting.

50688

HCPCS

HC CHANGE URETEROSTOMY TUBE OR STENT VIA ILEAL CONDUIT

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iDirect answer

Based on the latest published hospital price files, code 50688 (HC CHANGE URETEROSTOMY TUBE OR STENT VIA ILEAL CONDUIT) appears at 57 hospitals with disclosed cash prices from $632 to $6,224. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.

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A blank price (“—”) means a hospital names this service but did not publish a dollar amount — it is not a free service or a $0 price.

Compare 50688 prices

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Based on hospital-published prices verified from each hospital’s own file. Coverage expands as data is verified.

Published cash prices for code 50688 vary by about 9.8× across the 48 hospitals with disclosed prices here — from $632 to $6,224. Shopping around can matter.

Hospitals

Prices shown

$632

Lowest cash

$6,224

Highest cash

code 50688 cash price50 disclosed · 48 hospitals

$632median ~$3,654$6,224

Lowest cash price by hospital

Henderson Hospital$632
Deaconess Gateway Hospital$695
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital$990
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center$1,360
Aurora BayCare Medical Center$1,410
Aurora Medical Center Burlington$1,410

Cash price by city

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Cash price by city$632 – $2,308

Henderson · 1 hospital$632
Newburgh · 1 hospital$695
Park Ridge · 1 hospital$990
Chicago · 2 hospitals$1,360–$2,308
Green Bay · 1 hospital$1,410
Burlington · 1 hospital$1,410

73 prices shown.

Service	Hospital	Code	List price	Cash price	Negotiated range	Allowed (median)
HC CHANGE URETEROSTOMY TUBE OR STENT VIA ILEAL CONDUIT Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Edward Hospital	50688 HCPCS	$6,224	$6,224	—	—
Change of ureter tube/stent Outpatient	Endeavor Health Edward Hospital	50688 HCPCS	—	—	$330 – $3,609	—
Hc Change Of Ureterostomy Tube Or Externally Accessible Ureteral Stent Via Ileal Conduitc Inpatient & outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	50688 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
Change of ureter tube/stent Outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	50688 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
CHANGE URETEROSTOMY TUBE Outpatient	Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center	50688 CPT	$2,720	$1,360	$1,072 – $6,181	—
HB URETEROSTOMY TUBE/STENT CHANGE VIA ILEAL CONDU Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital	50688 HCPCS	$2,308	$2,308	—	—
CHANGE URETEROSTOMY TUBE Inpatient	Advocate Lutheran General Hospital	50688 CPT	$1,980	$990	$865 – $1,584	—
CHANGE URETEROSTOMY TUBE Outpatient	Advocate Condell Medical Center	50688 CPT	$5,860	$2,930	$2,309 – $4,688	—
CHANGE URETEROSTOMY TUBE Outpatient	Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital	50688 CPT	$4,110	$2,055	$1,619 – $6,181	—
CHANGE URETEROSTOMY TUBE Outpatient	Advocate South Suburban Hospital	50688 CPT	$3,360	$1,680	$1,324 – $6,181	—
HC CHANGE URETERAL STENT VIA ILLEAL CONDUIT Inpatient	Deaconess Gateway Hospital	50688 CPT	$2,107	$695	$695 – $1,854	—
HC CHANGE URETEROSTOMY TUBE/EXTERN ACCESS URETERAL STENT VIA ILEAL CONDUIT Outpatient	Froedtert Hospital	50688 CPT	$3,706	$2,038	$1,112 – $6,766	—
HC CHANGE URETEROSTOMY TUBE/EXTERN ACCESS URETERAL STENT VIA ILEAL CONDUIT Outpatient	Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital	50688 CPT	$3,570	$1,964	$1,071 – $5,498	—
CHANGE URETEROSTOMY TUBE Inpatient	Aurora BayCare Medical Center	50688 CPT	$2,820	$1,410	$1,692 – $2,397	—
CHANGE URETEROSTOMY TUBE Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Burlington	50688 CPT	$2,820	$1,410	$1,692 – $2,397	—
CHANGE URETEROSTOMY TUBE Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Bay Area	50688 CPT	$2,820	$1,410	$1,692 – $2,386	—
CHANGE URETEROSTOMY TUBE Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac	50688 CPT	$2,820	$1,410	$1,692 – $2,397	—
HC CHANGE URETEROSTOMY TUBE/EXTERN ACCESS URETERAL STENT VIA ILEAL CONDUIT Inpatient	Froedtert West Bend Hospital	50688 CPT	$3,570	$1,964	$2,142 – $3,392	—
HC CHANGE URETERAL STENT VIA ILLEAL CONDUIT Inpatient	Henderson Hospital	50688 CPT	$2,107	$632	$611 – $2,044	—
HC CHANGE OF URETER TUBE/STENT Inpatient & outpatient	Providence Alaska Medical Center	50688 HCPCS	$3,107	$2,423	—	—
CHNG URTROST TUBE/XTRNLLY ACCESSIBLE STENT ILEAL Inpatient & outpatient	Antioch Medical Center	50688 CPT	$10,260	$5,746	$2,475 – $7,752	—
CHNG URTROST TUBE/XTRNLLY ACCESSIBLE STENT ILEAL Inpatient & outpatient	Fremont Medical Center	50688 CPT	$10,260	$5,746	$2,475 – $7,752	—
Tube-Stent Chg via Ileal Inpatient	Stanford Health Care	50688 HCPCS	$10,538	$4,215	—	—
Tube-Stent Chg via Ileal Outpatient	Stanford Health Care	50688 HCPCS	$10,538	$4,215	—	—
Tube-Stent Chg via Ileal Inpatient	Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley	50688 HCPCS	$9,136	$3,654	—	—

How to read these prices

Cash price: The discounted self-pay price for paying directly, without insurance.
List price: The hospital’s full undiscounted charge — rarely what anyone pays.
Negotiated rate: A rate for a specific insurer and plan; your share depends on your benefits.
Allowed amount: A historical reference for what was actually allowed, where disclosed.

Hospitals that publish 50688 prices

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Endeavor Health Edward Hospital University of Chicago Medical Center Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Advocate Condell Medical Center Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Advocate South Suburban Hospital Deaconess Gateway Hospital Froedtert Hospital Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital Aurora BayCare Medical Center Aurora Medical Center Burlington Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Froedtert West Bend Hospital Henderson Hospital Providence Alaska Medical Center Antioch Medical Center Fremont Medical Center Stanford Health Care Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Little Co of Mary Med Center San Pedro Fresno Medical Center Oakland Medical Center Redwood City Medical Center Richmond Medical Center Roseville Medical Center Sacramento Medical Center San Francisco Medical Center San Jose Medical Center San Leandro Medical Center San Rafael Medical Center Santa Clara Medical Center Santa Rosa Medical Center Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano South Sacramento Medical Center South San Francisco Medical Center Stockton Medical Center - Manteca Stockton Medical Center - Modesto Vacaville Medical Center Vallejo Medical Center Walnut Creek Medical Center Orange County Anaheim Medical Center Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance Providence Saint John's Health Center Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Jefferson Abington Hospital Jefferson Bucks Hospital Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital Jefferson Frankford Hospital Jefferson Lansdale Hospital Jefferson Methodist Hospital Atrium Health Mercy Atrium Health Union

Code 50688: frequently asked

What does code 50688 cost?: Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 50688 ranges from $632 to $6,224. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.
Will this be my final bill?: Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.
What is code 50688?: 50688 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "HC CHANGE URETEROSTOMY TUBE OR STENT VIA ILEAL CONDUIT" on their published price files. We use it to line up the same service across different hospitals.
Why do prices for this code differ between hospitals?: Each hospital sets its own prices and negotiates separately with each insurer, so the disclosed price for the same code can vary widely from one hospital to another — and even between plans at a single hospital. Comparing the published figures is what this page is for; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.
What this page is not: It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this code, so you can compare and ask informed questions — your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting.

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