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Permanent Nail and Nail Bed Removal

California rates for HCPCS 11750

Surgical removal of all or part of a toenail or fingernail along with the tissue underneath that produces new nail growth, done to permanently prevent that part of the nail from regrowing. It's commonly used for a chronically ingrown or badly deformed nail.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Permanent Nail and Nail Bed Removal cost?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $631 from a hospital or other facility.

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 13 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$178$151 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$631$427 to $1,514

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $631 · 10th to 90th $162 to $4,677Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $120 to $501
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $631professional $178

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
$208.93
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$15,135.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$281.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$436.52
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$4,897.79
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$251.19
Central California Alliance for Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$263.03
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$223.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$316.23
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,348.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$223.87
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$2,454.71
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$257.04
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$288.40
12 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$138.04

Where California sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

California· 23rd of 51

$191

AK $427TX $132

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.