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Removal of the Navel

Iowa 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?

$1,738

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $977 to $5,888.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $759 to $9,333Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $562 to $1,738
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,786professional $1,288

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
$977.24
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,943.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,168.69
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,737.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$9,120.11
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,621.81
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$9,549.93

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 36th of 50

$1,738

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.