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Permanent Nail and Nail Bed Removal

Kentucky 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $661 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$148$126 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$661$148 to $1,778

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $98 to $2,818Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $98 to $219
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $661professional $148

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
$85.11
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$269.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$204.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,884.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$199.53
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$169.82
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$851.14
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$263.03
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
$41.69
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$104.71

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 46th of 51

$148

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.