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Removal of a Urachal Cyst or Channel

New Hampshire 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?

$10,844

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,844 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,072 to the doctor who performs it, and $9,772 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$1,072$708 to $1,380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$9,772$2,512 to $11,220

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,772 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $14,791Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $631 to $1,820
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $9,772professional $1,072

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
$100.00
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$14,791.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$933.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$18,197.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,905.46
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,000.00
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$10,000.00
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,000.00
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,344.23

Where New Hampshire 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

New Hampshire· 7th of 50

$10,844

$1,072 physician + $9,772 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.