go back

Removal of a Urachal Cyst or Channel

Kentucky 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?

$4,673

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,673 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $692 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,981 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$692$631 to $912
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,981$2,754 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $851 to $9,550Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $603 to $1,349
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,981professional $692

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
$758.58
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,949.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$912.01
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$954.99
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$3,890.45
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,230.27

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 34th of 50

$4,673

$692 physician + $3,981 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.