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Ganglion Cyst Aspiration Or Injection

Louisiana 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?

$77.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $64.57 from a physician practice, and about $933 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 6 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$64.57$51.29 to $83.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$933$380 to $2,188

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $933 · 10th to 90th $78 to $3,467Professionalmedian $65 · 10th to 90th $38 to $112
$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0Kfacility $933professional $65

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
$74.13
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$117.49
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$102.33
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$97.72

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $77.62 · 21st 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.