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Removal of a Urachal Cyst or Channel

Idaho 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?

$4,739

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,739 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,023 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,715 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,023$891 to $1,230
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,715$2,138 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $14,125Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $708 to $1,445
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,715professional $1,023

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
$3,388.44
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$14,791.08
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,445.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,949.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$19,054.61
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,230.27
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$6,606.93
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,348.96
21 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$173.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where Idaho 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

Idaho· 20th of 51

$4,739

$1,023 physician + $3,715 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.