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How Much Does Removal of fingernails or toenails, 1-5 nails Cost on Medicare?

Cost analysis for CPT 11720 — Removal of fingernails or toenails, 1-5 nails

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Average Medicare Payment

$23.00

2023 data

Total Payments (2023)

$44.1M

Services (2023)

1.8M

Price Change (2014–2023)

+2.2%

📈 Year-over-Year Cost Trend

YearAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$22.50$50.8M2.2M—
2015$22.41$48.5M2.1M-0.4%
2016$22.14$48.0M2.1M-1.2%
2017$21.87$47.0M2.1M-1.2%
2018$22.72$48.7M2.1M+3.9%
2019$23.35$51.5M2.1M+2.8%
2020$23.07$38.9M1.6M-1.2%
2021$23.97$45.7M1.8M+3.9%
2022$23.17$44.4M1.9M-3.3%
2023$23.00$44.1M1.8M-0.7%

🗺️ State-by-State Cost Variation

The most expensive state pays 1.7x more than the cheapest for this procedure. DC averages $28.43 vs SD at $16.71.

StateAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesProviders
DC$28.43$110.0K3.9K16
NY$27.33$4.7M170.4K662
NJ$26.95$4.0M148.0K499
CT$26.29$629.0K23.9K96
MD$25.81$2.6M101.3K225
CA$25.40$5.9M231.6K692
MA$25.27$1.4M56.9K193
NV$24.45$231.1K9.5K32
RI$24.03$391.2K16.3K50
FL$23.64$2.5M105.8K404
VA$23.58$834.9K35.4K147
DE$23.55$326.7K13.9K35
AZ$23.53$548.0K23.3K122
WA$23.14$403.6K17.4K94
HI$23.08$40.6K1.8K10
AK$23.03$7.4K3232
PA$22.90$4.4M191.6K582
TX$22.86$1.2M51.9K219
IL$22.65$3.0M133.4K306
NH$22.63$90.8K4.0K27
MT$22.63$50.9K2.3K20
UT$22.51$212.6K9.4K46
CO$22.32$246.5K11.0K43
WY$22.26$25.8K1.2K5
OR$22.26$219.5K9.9K55
PR$22.18$4.2K1904
MI$22.12$901.8K40.8K231
IN$21.96$702.6K32.0K99
NC$21.92$1.2M55.4K158
MS$21.82$66.8K3.1K14
GA$21.80$483.2K22.2K120
KY$21.69$399.8K18.4K86
OH$21.62$2.0M91.6K336
SC$21.54$406.5K18.9K91
LA$21.42$105.3K4.9K39
TN$21.37$375.4K17.6K87
MN$21.29$220.3K10.3K52
AR$21.22$131.9K6.2K27
NM$21.15$39.2K1.9K27
AL$20.91$259.2K12.4K59
ME$20.90$68.0K3.3K20
VT$20.81$50.9K2.4K9
KS$20.63$316.3K15.3K32
WI$20.60$591.9K28.7K87
MO$20.49$784.2K38.3K133
NE$20.36$147.6K7.2K22
WV$20.13$238.5K11.8K38
IA$19.41$280.7K14.5K70
OK$19.36$88.9K4.6K32
ID$19.12$118.4K6.2K26
ND$17.25$5.6K32210

💰 Who Bills the Most for This Procedure?

ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
Farshid NejadPodiatryCA$180.7K6.3K$28.54
Bobby PourziaeePodiatryCA$168.3K6.5K$25.70
David DardashtiPodiatryCA$148.3K5.3K$28.14
David WhitneyPodiatryMA$133.5K5.4K$24.49
Arkady KaplanskyPodiatryCA$117.1K4.0K$28.96
Demetria MartinPodiatryWI$113.4K5.7K$20.01
Marva ButtersPodiatryNY$106.9K3.6K$30.07
Todd ZangPodiatryNV$105.6K4.3K$24.71
Hoan VanPodiatryCA$104.1K3.6K$28.64
Samuel GalitzerPodiatryMD$99.0K3.5K$27.90
Gregory SpainPodiatryFL$97.9K4.0K$24.74
Noelis RosarioPodiatryFL$93.9K3.9K$24.11
Ryan TaylorPodiatryUT$93.5K3.8K$24.72
Romain OntenientePodiatryFL$92.3K3.8K$24.06
Jonathan TiongsonPodiatryCA$89.4K3.2K$28.11
Christopher SurtmanPodiatryKS$89.0K3.9K$22.97
Albert DalyPodiatryMA$88.6K3.4K$26.26
Terry ZuckerPodiatryIL$87.8K4.4K$20.03
Sheriar DemehriPodiatryMD$86.3K3.3K$26.30
Joseph GatlinPodiatryIL$85.0K3.6K$23.61

🤔 Is Removal of fingernails or toenails, 1-5 nails Overpriced?

Based on the data, CPT 11720 shows a 1.7x variation in pricing across states — moderate variation by Medicare standards.

Costs have increased 2.2% since 2014. Medicare's fee schedule attempts to standardize pricing, though some variation is expected due to geographic cost-of-living adjustments and practice expense differences.

This analysis is based on publicly available CMS data and does not account for patient complexity, comorbidities, or facility-specific factors that may justify pricing differences.

Data Sources

  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.