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Removal of a Urachal Cyst or Channel

Iowa 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?

$5,615

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,615 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,349 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,266 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,349$977 to $1,698
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,266$1,660 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $12,023Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $741 to $2,042
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,266professional $1,349

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
$954.99
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,862.09
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$14,125.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$19,054.61
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,737.80
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$5,888.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$15,848.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,041.74
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 12th of 51

$5,615

$1,349 physician + $4,266 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.