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Removal of a Urachal Cyst or Channel

South 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 July 2026.

How much does Removal of a Urachal Cyst or Channel cost?

$2,561

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,561 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,047 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,514 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,047$692 to $1,479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,514$832 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $776 to $4,365Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $550 to $1,862
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,514professional $1,047

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
$645.65
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$19,054.61
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,479.11
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,778.28
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,412.54

Where South Dakota 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

South Dakota· 47th of 50

$2,561

$1,047 physician + $1,514 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.