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Removal of a Urachal Cyst or Channel

Ohio 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?

$3,597

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,597 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $646 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,951 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$646$575 to $794
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,951$1,288 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $759 to $9,333Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $457 to $977
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $2,951professional $646

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
$1,737.80
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$8,709.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$8,128.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,000.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$630.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$162.18
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,570.88
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,288.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$870.96
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,862.09
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,513.56
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,698.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$138.04

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 32nd of 51

$3,597

$646 physician + $2,951 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.