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Ganglion Cyst Aspiration Or Injection

Maine 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?

$72.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $70.79 from a physician practice, and about $525 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$70.79$52.48 to $83.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$525$457 to $617

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $69 to $5,129Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $46 to $110
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $525professional $71

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$109.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$100.00
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$128.82
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$9,549.93
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$100.00
10 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
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$7.76
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$38.90
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$15.49
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$58.88
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$11.75
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$7.76

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 24th of 51

$72.44

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.