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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 July 2026.

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

$3,687

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,687 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,138 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,549 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$2,138$832 to $2,951
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,549$776 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $646 to $12,023Professionalmedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $646 to $4,169
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,549professional $2,138

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,187.76
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$4,168.69
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,466.84
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,981.07
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$4,168.69
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,302.69
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,365.16

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 21.1 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alaska· 42nd of 50

$3,687

$2,138 physician + $1,549 facility

WV $39,629ND $1,876

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.