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Removal of the Navel

Maine 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?

$2,964

Typical total for the visit. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,964 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $776 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,188 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$776$692 to $955
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,188$1,000 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $708 to $3,162Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $589 to $1,148
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,188professional $776

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
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,096.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,230.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,318.26
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,890.45
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,148.15
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,174.90
12 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
$302.00
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Oklahoma than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Maine· 35th of 51

$2,964

$776 physician + $2,188 facility

OK $7,771MT $1,932

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.