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Ganglion Cyst Aspiration Or Injection

Washington, DC 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?

$66.07

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $66.07 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $41.69 to $115.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $68 to $3,311Professionalmedian $62 · 10th to 90th $40 to $178
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $550professional $62

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,311.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$169.82
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$186.21
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$169.82
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
$20.89
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$6.76

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 30th of 51

$66.07

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.