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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 July 2026.

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

$39,629

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39,629 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $724 to the doctor who performs it, and $38,905 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$724$631 to $1,380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$38,905$1,413 to $38,905

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38,905 · 10th to 90th $603 to $38,905Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $603 to $1,380
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $38,905professional $724

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$38,904.51
Typical High
$38,904.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,380.38
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$812.83
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$16,982.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where West Virginia 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

West Virginia· 1st of 50

$39,629

$724 physician + $38,905 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.