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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 October 2026.

How much does Removal of a Urachal Cyst or Channel cost?

$3,588

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,588 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,349 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 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$1,349$1,047 to $1,950
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$1,259 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $631 to $8,318Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $724 to $2,630
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,239professional $1,349

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$21,877.62
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,238.72
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,778.28
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,951.21
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,570.40
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$9,332.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$19,054.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,630.27
7 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$72.44
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in Wisconsin than in Montana. 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· 33rd of 51

$3,588

$1,349 physician + $2,239 facility

WI $10,170MT $2,000

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.