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Permanent Nail and Nail Bed Removal

Washington, DC 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?

$151

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $95.50 to $245.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $110 to $3,311Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $87 to $380
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $550professional $151

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
$93.33
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,311.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$281.84
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$275.42
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$398.11
6 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$107.15

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 44th of 51

$151

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.