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Removal of a Urachal Cyst or Channel

North Dakota 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?

$3,198

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,198 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,202 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 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$1,202$1,023 to $1,380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$646 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $646 to $3,236Professionalmedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $661 to $1,549
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,995professional $1,202

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,548.82
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$154.88
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 40th of 51

$3,198

$1,202 physician + $1,995 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.