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Removal of a Pilonidal Cyst With Its Tunnels

Minnesota 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?

$2,846

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,846 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,148 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,698 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$1,148$794 to $1,549
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,698$871 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $437 to $5,754Professionalmedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $617 to $2,138
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,698professional $1,148

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
$436.52
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$3,311.31
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$10,715.19
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,905.46
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,344.23
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,570.40
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$6,760.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,862.09
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$61.66

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 18th of 51

$2,846

$1,148 physician + $1,698 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.