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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 July 2026.

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

$3,020

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,020 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,698 to $5,129.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $617 to $8,511
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,020

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$7,244.36
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$13,182.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,165.95
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,786.30
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$8,912.51

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 14.5 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. 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.

Minnesota· 31st of 50

$3,020

IN $8,710ND $603

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.