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Removal of a Urachal Cyst or Channel

Indiana 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?

$15,179

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15,179 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $724 to the doctor who performs it, and $14,454 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$724$631 to $832
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$14,454$6,166 to $26,303

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14,454 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $30,200Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $589 to $1,148
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $14,454professional $724

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
$724.44
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$933.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$20,417.38
Typical High
$31,622.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,288.25
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where Indiana 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

Indiana· 2nd of 50

$15,179

$724 physician + $14,454 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.