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Ganglion Cyst Aspiration Or Injection

Massachusetts 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?

$83.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $83.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $81.28 from a physician practice, and about $537 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 9 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$81.28$57.54 to $132
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$537$57.54 to $2,239

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $537 · 10th to 90th $48 to $3,388Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $45 to $200
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $537professional $81

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
$57.54
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$223.87
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$2,754.23
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$158.49
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$120.23
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,467.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$173.78
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$588.84
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$109.65
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$2,754.23
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$181.97

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $83.18 · 15th 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.