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Ganglion Cyst Aspiration Or Injection

Georgia 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 Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $79.43 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $77.62 from a physician practice, and about $490 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$77.62$57.54 to $100
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$490$123 to $1,349

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $55 to $3,388Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $45 to $126
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $490professional $78

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
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$120.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$131.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$3,630.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$117.49
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$147.91
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$141.25
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$151.36
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
$21.38
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$6.92

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 16th 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.