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Ganglion Cyst Aspiration Or Injection

Colorado rates for HCPCS 20612

A needle is used to draw fluid out of a ganglion cyst, a soft fluid-filled lump arising from the lining of a joint or tendon, and medicine may be injected into the area afterwards. It applies wherever such a cyst occurs, though the wrist and hand are the commonest sites. It is usually a short office procedure and does not need an operating room.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Ganglion Cyst Aspiration Or Injection cost?

$79.43

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $79.43 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $70.79 from a physician practice, and about $2,239 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$70.79$56.23 to $95.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$603 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $83 to $5,129Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $45 to $132
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,239professional $71

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
$63.10
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$93.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$104.71
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$93.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$120.23
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$147.91
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$117.49
5 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
$20.42
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$10.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$6.61

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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.

Colorado· 15th of 51

$79.43

AK $178FL $51.29

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.