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Removal of a Urachal Cyst or Channel

Minnesota 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?

$5,281

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,281 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,479 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,802 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$1,479$1,096 to $2,089
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,802$1,905 to $9,120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $17,378Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $776 to $2,512
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,802professional $1,479

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
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$5,128.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$26,302.68
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,165.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,951.21
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$10,000.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,570.40

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 30th of 50

$5,281

$1,479 physician + $3,802 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.