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Removal of a Pilonidal Cyst With Its Tunnels

Virginia 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?

$2,828

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,828 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $589 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$589$479 to $708
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$832 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $525 to $9,120Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $427 to $832
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $589

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
$575.44
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,023.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$7,244.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$812.83
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$831.76
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$977.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$758.58
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$8,709.64
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$933.25
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
$229.09
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$457.09

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 19th of 51

$2,828

$589 physician + $2,239 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.