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Removal of a Pilonidal Cyst With Its Tunnels

South Carolina 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?

$2,279

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,279 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $501 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$501$417 to $646
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,778$1,072 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $708 to $10,233Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $162 to $794
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,778professional $501

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
$489.78
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$20,417.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$676.08
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$9,120.11
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$794.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$707.95
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$851.14
7 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$478.63
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$446.68

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 34th of 51

$2,279

$501 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.