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Removal of the Navel

Ohio 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?

$2,545

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,545 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $550 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$550$457 to $646
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$1,047 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $741 to $9,120Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $91 to $832
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,995professional $550

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$13,803.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,621.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$501.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$776.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$489.78
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,137.96
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$977.24
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,162.28
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$977.24
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$776.25
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,071.52
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$954.99
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
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$537.03

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 46th of 51

$2,545

$550 physician + $1,995 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.