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Removal of a Urachal Cyst or Channel

Massachusetts 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?

$4,280

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,280 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $891 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,388 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$891$692 to $1,380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,388$1,950 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $661 to $8,913Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $603 to $1,950
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,388professional $891

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
$1,949.84
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,949.84
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$33,884.42
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$19,054.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,737.80
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$954.99
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$11,220.18
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,819.70
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$12,302.69
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$1,122.02
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$33,884.42
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$19,054.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$13,803.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where Massachusetts 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

Massachusetts· 39th of 50

$4,280

$891 physician + $3,388 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.