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Ganglion Cyst Aspiration Or Injection

Iowa 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 July 2026.

How much does Ganglion Cyst Aspiration Or Injection cost?

$95.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $95.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $93.33 from a physician practice, and about $1,349 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$93.33$60.26 to $138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,349$107 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $65 to $6,761Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $43 to $263
$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,349professional $93

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$190.55
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$190.55
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$416.87
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$177.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$177.83
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$162.18
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$147.91

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in South Dakota than in Rhode Island. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Iowa $95.50 · 7th of 51
SD $126RI $58.88

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.