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Removal of a Pilonidal Cyst With Its Tunnels

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 11771

Removes a pilonidal cyst and the tunnels running under the skin at the top of the buttock crease, taking more tissue than a simple cyst removal because the tracts extend further. The wound may be stitched closed or left open to heal gradually from the base. It is done for a cyst that keeps becoming infected or draining.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal of a Pilonidal Cyst With Its Tunnels cost?

$2,235

Typical total for the visit. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,235 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $457 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,778 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$457$389 to $575
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,778$759 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $513 to $7,244Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $339 to $741
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,778professional $457

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
$380.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$954.99
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$602.56
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,041.74
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$3,311.31
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$831.76
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
$190.55
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$407.38

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in Colorado than in West Virginia. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Kentucky· 36th of 51

$2,235

$457 physician + $1,778 facility

CO $6,580WV $1,277

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.