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Removal of a Urachal Cyst or Channel

Wyoming 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?

$1,549

Typical physician fee. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,549 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,514 to $1,862.

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 $12,303 · 10th to 90th $4,169 to $14,791Professionalmedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $1,862
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $12,303professional $1,549

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,290.87

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 9th of 51

$1,549

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.