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Removal of a Urachal Cyst or Channel

Alaska rates for HCPCS 51500

Surgery to remove a leftover channel or cyst running between the top of the bladder and the navel, a structure that normally seals shut before birth. It is taken out when it becomes infected, drains fluid at the belly button, or causes pain. A hernia at the navel can be repaired during the same operation if one is present.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal of a Urachal Cyst or Channel cost?

$9,177

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,177 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,570 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,607 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$2,570$1,413 to $2,570
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,607$4,467 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,607 · 10th to 90th $2,951 to $14,125Professionalmedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $676 to $3,631
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $6,607professional $2,570

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
$2,344.23
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$16,982.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$16,595.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$23,988.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,187.76
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,265.80
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,168.69
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$7,079.46
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$23,988.33
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,365.16

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in Wisconsin 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

Alaska· 3rd of 51

$9,177

$2,570 physician + $6,607 facility

WI $10,170MT $2,000

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.