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Removal of a Pilonidal Cyst With Its Tunnels

South 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?

$2,469

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,469 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,023 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,445 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$1,023$759 to $1,318
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,445$891 to $1,622

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $631 to $1,820Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $525 to $1,585
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,445professional $1,023

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
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,445.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$4,677.35
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,318.26
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,698.24
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,174.90
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,659.59
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,584.89
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$426.58

Where South 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

South Dakota· 28th of 51

$2,469

$1,023 physician + $1,445 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.