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Permanent Nail and Nail Bed Removal

Iowa 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?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $468 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$257$191 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$468$240 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $174 to $2,291Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $155 to $479
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $468professional $257

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
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$426.58
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$338.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$794.33
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$407.38
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$446.68
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$316.23
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
$51.29
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$213.80

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 4th of 51

$282

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.