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Removal of a Pilonidal Cyst With Its Tunnels

North Dakota 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?

$1,678

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,678 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,047 to the doctor who performs it, and $631 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,047$832 to $1,380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$631$603 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $631 · 10th to 90th $437 to $2,754Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $603 to $1,622
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $631professional $1,047

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
$602.56
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,754.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,122.02
3 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
$218.78
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$89.13

Where North Dakota 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

North Dakota· 49th of 51

$1,678

$1,047 physician + $631 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.