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Removal of a Urachal Cyst or Channel

South 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?

$4,053

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,053 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $741 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,311 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$741$562 to $891
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,311$1,445 to $9,120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $933 to $14,125Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $447 to $1,047
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $3,311professional $741

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
$776.25
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$13,182.57
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,000.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$19,498.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,318.26
11 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
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$562.34
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$223.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$158.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$158.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$158.49

Where South 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

South Carolina· 24th of 51

$4,053

$741 physician + $3,311 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.