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Removal of a Urachal Cyst or Channel

Rhode Island 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?

$794

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $794 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $661 to $933.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $3,020 to $12,023Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $631 to $1,096
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,266professional $776

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,258.93

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 9.5 times more in California than in Maryland. 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.

Rhode Island· 47th of 51

$794

CA $6,457MD $676

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.