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Ganglion Cyst Aspiration Or Injection

Pennsylvania 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?

$72.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $67.61 from a physician practice, and about $1,820 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 13 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$67.61$52.48 to $95.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,820$537 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $66 to $7,244Professionalmedian $68 · 10th to 90th $40 to $138
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,820professional $68

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
$66.07
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$138.04
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$117.49
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$57,543.99
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$112.20
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$138.04
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$114.82
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,348.96
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$89.13
Independence Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$70.79
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$7,244.36
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$128.82
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$77.62
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,737.80
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$109.65

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania $72.44 · 28th 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.