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Removal of the Navel

Maryland 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 October 2026.

How much does Removal of the Navel cost?

$631

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $631 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $562 to $692.

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 $1,862 · 10th to 90th $646 to $3,467Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $479 to $832
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,862professional $631

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$691.83
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$933.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,096.48
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$758.58
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
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$489.78

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Maryland· 38th of 51

$631

AK $2,399UT $437

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.