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Ganglion Cyst Aspiration Or Injection

South 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?

$64.57

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $64.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $63.10 from a physician practice, and about $479 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$63.10$46.77 to $74.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$479$129 to $1,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $479 · 10th to 90th $58 to $1,738Professionalmedian $63 · 10th to 90th $44 to $95
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $479professional $63

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
$46.77
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$87.10
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$100.00
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$79.43
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$87.10
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$95.50
6 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
$23.44
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$7.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$56.23

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 31st of 51

$64.57

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.