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Removal of a Urachal Cyst or Channel

North Carolina 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?

$5,980

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,980 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $851 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,129 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$851$692 to $1,230
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,129$1,000 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $646 to $10,471Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $617 to $1,698
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,129professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,548.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$16,982.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,479.11
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,982.44
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$33,884.42
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$19,054.61
Typical High
$19,054.61

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 22nd of 50

$5,980

$851 physician + $5,129 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.