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Removal of a Urachal Cyst or Channel

Maine 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?

$851

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $851 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $724 to $977.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12,303 · 10th to 90th $12,303 to $12,303Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $631 to $1,259
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $12,303professional $851

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$933.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,412.54
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,445.44
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,302.69
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 9.5 times more in California than in Maryland. 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.

Maine· 39th of 51

$851

CA $6,457MD $676

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.