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Ganglion Cyst Aspiration Or Injection

Minnesota 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?

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $155 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$112$72.44 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$155$66.07 to $389

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $155 · 10th to 90th $41 to $1,096Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $56 to $214
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $155professional $112

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
$40.74
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$10,232.93
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$234.42
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$269.15
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$223.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$194.98
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.61

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 4th of 51

$115

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.