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Ganglion Cyst Aspiration Or Injection

Illinois 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?

$63.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $63.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $63.10 from a physician practice, and about $398 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$63.10$44.67 to $77.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$93.33 to $813

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $68 to $1,950Professionalmedian $63 · 10th to 90th $41 to $110
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $398professional $63

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
$1,288.25
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$75.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$102.33
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$199.53
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$89.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$104.71
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
$19.95
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$9.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$6.31

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 34th of 51

$63.10

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.