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Ganglion Cyst Aspiration Or Injection

North Carolina 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?

$87.10

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $87.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $87.10 from a physician practice, and about $75.86 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$87.10$63.10 to $115
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$75.86$52.48 to $191

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $76 · 10th to 90th $41 to $851Professionalmedian $87 · 10th to 90th $48 to $145
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $76professional $87

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
$39.81
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$97.72
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$125.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$144.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$89.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$123.03
7 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
$29.51
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$6.31
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$44.67
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$77.62

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 10th of 51

$87.10

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.