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Removal of the Navel

California rates for HCPCS 49250

Surgical removal of the navel and the tissue immediately around it. It is done for a persistent growth, cyst, infection or other abnormality of the navel that will not settle with other treatment. The abdominal wall is closed afterwards, leaving a flat scar where the navel was.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of the Navel cost?

$6,761

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,761 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4,467 to $10,233.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,413 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $15,849Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $525 to $1,445
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $7,413professional $646

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$22,908.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$15,848.93
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$12,022.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$4,365.16
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$891.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,445.44
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$33,884.42
Typical High
$33,884.42
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$20,417.38

Where California sits

The same service costs 22.4 times more in West Virginia than in North Dakota. 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.

California· 10th of 50

$6,761

WV $12,882ND $575

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.