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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 October 2026.

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

$3,727

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,727 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,096 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,630 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,096$794 to $1,380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,630$1,479 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $794 to $7,943Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $661 to $1,698
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,630professional $1,096

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
$616.60
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,071.52
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,548.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$6,025.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$4,168.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,548.82
12 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$537.03
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$912.01
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$363.08
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$257.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$257.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$257.04

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 28th of 51

$3,727

$1,096 physician + $2,630 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.