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Removal of a Urachal Cyst or Channel

West Virginia 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?

$2,960

Typical total for the visit. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,960 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $871 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,089 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$871$603 to $1,622
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,089$1,479 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $8,318Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,905
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,089professional $871

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,344.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$630.96
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$8,317.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$16,982.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where West Virginia 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

West Virginia· 45th of 51

$2,960

$871 physician + $2,089 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.