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Procedure price report · Other OR therapeutic procedures on skin and breast

Extensive removal of a pilonidal cyst near the tailbone

CPT 11771the billing code this page is about

Surgical cutting out of a cyst or sinus tract above the tailbone when the tract is deeper or larger and more tissue must be taken.

Hospitals typically charge $2,295 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 1,166 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $2,697. Most fall between $909 and $6,192 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
1,166
States
50
Filings dated
Aug 2022 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 24, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 1,166 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$678$1,026$2,295$5,070$8,608

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 13× what the cheapest tenth charges ($678 vs $8,608).

How the prices are spread

$486 – $663: 52 hospitals$486$663 – $904: 121 hospitals$904 – $1,233: 141 hospitals$904$1,233 – $1,682: 132 hospitals$1,682 – $2,294: 78 hospitals$1,682$2,294 – $3,129: 81 hospitals$3,129 – $4,268: 137 hospitals$3,129$4,268 – $5,822: 110 hospitals$5,822 – $7,942: 101 hospitals$5,822$7,942 – $10,833: 97 hospitals$7,942median $2,295price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (1,050 of 1,166 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$486$66352
$663$904121
$904$1,233141
$1,233$1,682132
$1,682$2,29478
$2,294$3,12981
$3,129$4,268137
$4,268$5,822110
$5,822$7,942101
$7,942$10,83397

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$2,968
Median cash price$2,295
Cash as a multiple of Medicare0.77×

The Medicare figure is the national unadjusted OPPS rate for this code — what Medicare itself pays a hospital before local wage adjustment. It is a benchmark, not a price anyone is charged.

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $2,295.

Alaska: median $3,852 across 10 hospitalsAK$3,852Maine: median $847 across 12 hospitalsME$847Vermont: median $867 across 11 hospitalsVT$867New Hampshire: median $622 across 10 hospitalsNH$622Washington: median $2,500 across 41 hospitalsWA$2,500Idaho: median $4,906 across 15 hospitalsID$4,906Montana: median $929 across 17 hospitalsMT$929North Dakota: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: median $1,599 across 48 hospitalsMN$1,599Illinois: median $1,271 across 43 hospitalsIL$1,271Wisconsin: median $2,100 across 52 hospitalsWI$2,100Michigan: median $1,001 across 42 hospitalsMI$1,001New York: median $3,387 across 65 hospitalsNY$3,387Massachusetts: median $5,441 across 12 hospitalsMA$5,441Oregon: median $1,522 across 40 hospitalsOR$1,522Nevada: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $1,404 across 50 hospitalsIA$1,404Indiana: median $1,526 across 32 hospitalsIN$1,526Ohio: median $2,734 across 37 hospitalsOH$2,734Pennsylvania: median $1,900 across 38 hospitalsPA$1,900New Jersey: median $3,820 across 34 hospitalsNJ$3,820Connecticut: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCTRhode Island: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureRICalifornia: median $4,327 across 78 hospitalsCA$4,327Utah: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureUTColorado: median $1,192 across 12 hospitalsCO$1,192Nebraska: median $1,490 across 28 hospitalsNE$1,490Missouri: median $1,141 across 39 hospitalsMO$1,141Kentucky: median $698 across 13 hospitalsKY$698West Virginia: median $3,339 across 23 hospitalsWV$3,339Virginia: median $4,507 across 28 hospitalsVA$4,507Maryland: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMDDelaware: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureDEArizona: median $1,435 across 10 hospitalsAZ$1,435New Mexico: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: median $1,085 across 38 hospitalsKS$1,085Arkansas: median $1,267 across 14 hospitalsAR$1,267Tennessee: median $1,834 across 21 hospitalsTN$1,834North Carolina: median $4,283 across 13 hospitalsNC$4,283South Carolina: median $9,090 across 21 hospitalsSC$9,090Oklahoma: median $845 across 16 hospitalsOK$845Louisiana: median $2,939 across 17 hospitalsLA$2,939Mississippi: median $1,335 across 13 hospitalsMS$1,335Alabama: median $2,859 across 18 hospitalsAL$2,859Georgia: median $6,210 across 17 hospitalsGA$6,210Hawaii: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $4,060 across 55 hospitalsTX$4,060Florida: median $2,650 across 18 hospitalsFL$2,650
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $2,295. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
South Carolina SC21$9,090+296%$4,649 – $9,090
Georgia GA17$6,210+171%$925 – $6,653
Massachusetts MA12$5,441+137%$2,441 – $12,087
Idaho ID15$4,906+114%$1,285 – $7,765
Virginia VA28$4,507+96%$4,066 – $11,219
California CA78$4,327+89%$1,284 – $8,473
North Carolina NC13$4,283+87%$2,675 – $8,361
Texas TX55$4,060+77%$2,425 – $6,061
Alaska AK10$3,852+68%$1,973 – $5,037
New Jersey NJ34$3,820+66%$3,171 – $5,741
New York NY65$3,387+48%$950 – $5,563
West Virginia WV23$3,339+45%$805 – $6,627
Louisiana LA17$2,939+28%$1,752 – $5,840
Alabama AL18$2,859+25%$1,630 – $8,171
Ohio OH37$2,734+19%$813 – $10,831
Florida FL18$2,650+15%$1,742 – $6,813
Washington WA41$2,500+9%$1,058 – $5,968
Wisconsin WI52$2,100−8%$1,008 – $3,539
Pennsylvania PA38$1,900−17%$330 – $5,854
Tennessee TN21$1,834−20%$789 – $5,188
Minnesota MN48$1,599−30%$1,026 – $2,351
Indiana IN32$1,526−34%$620 – $8,437
Oregon OR40$1,522−34%$1,147 – $6,970
Nebraska NE28$1,490−35%$1,055 – $3,847
Arizona AZ10$1,435−37%$623 – $11,254
Iowa IA50$1,404−39%$854 – $1,711
Mississippi MS13$1,335−42%$725 – $4,695
Illinois IL43$1,271−45%$614 – $3,567
Arkansas AR14$1,267−45%$843 – $4,493
Colorado CO12$1,192−48%$782 – $4,505
Missouri MO39$1,141−50%$877 – $8,171
Kansas KS38$1,085−53%$863 – $3,375
Michigan MI42$1,001−56%$836 – $3,994
Montana MT17$929−60%$503 – $1,890
Vermont VT11$867−62%$790 – $1,440
Maine ME12$847−63%$440 – $1,260
Oklahoma OK16$845−63%$845 – $5,835
Kentucky KY13$698−70%$614 – $3,047
New Hampshire NH10$622−73%$383 – $1,023
New Mexico NM9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Rhode Island RI5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Utah UT5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Connecticut CT4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Delaware DE4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD2not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $2,295.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care772$3,387$1,030 – $7,500
Children’s20$2,296$1,105 – $7,255
Critical access373$1,283$805 – $3,539
Ownership
For-profit113$4,640$1,223 – $9,177
Government249$1,417$863 – $4,980
Non-profit803$2,358$930 – $6,116
System affiliation
Part of a system869$2,903$930 – $6,607
Independent297$1,485$856 – $4,379

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$2,828
Median cash price$2,295
Cash as a share of list, median hospital65%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 35%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

594 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $1,507 and the average of the middle 60% is $2,102; most fall between $813 and $5,003.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 594 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$614$890$1,507$4,379$7,697

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 13× what the cheapest tenth charges ($614 vs $7,697).

Of the 654 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 594 gave a usable cash price; 19 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 41 a list price only.

How complete is this

1,166 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (29%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 1,274 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted1,166
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here58
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded0
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded8
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded42
Hospitals that filed this code1,274

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 24, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Other OR therapeutic procedures on skin and breast family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as PR Remv Pilonidal Lesion Extens.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

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Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Extensive removal of a pilonidal cyst near the tailbone (CPT 11771) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-11771-extensive-removal-of-a-pilonidal-cyst-near-the-tailbone