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Removal of a Urachal Cyst or Channel

Georgia 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?

$5,883

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,883 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $871 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,012 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$871$676 to $1,096
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,012$2,570 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $9,550Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $617 to $1,380
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,012professional $871

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
$1,174.90
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,380.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$9,772.37
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,513.56
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where Georgia 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

Georgia· 24th of 50

$5,883

$871 physician + $5,012 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.