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Removal of a Urachal Cyst or Channel

Washington, DC 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?

$724

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $724 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $676 to $5,129.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $676 to $7,762Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $676 to $1,288
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,129professional $676

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$724.44
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,715.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,819.70
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$31,622.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 9.5 times more in California than in Maryland. 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.

Washington, DC· 49th of 51

$724

CA $6,457MD $676

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.