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Ganglion Cyst Aspiration Or Injection

Virginia 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?

$67.61

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $67.61 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $67.61 from a physician practice, and about $112 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 8 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$51.29 to $85.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$112$56.23 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $112 · 10th to 90th $45 to $5,888Professionalmedian $68 · 10th to 90th $42 to $123
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $112professional $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
$67.61
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$109.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$128.82
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$117.49
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$100.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$144.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$104.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$1,288.25
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$107.15

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in South Dakota than in Rhode Island. 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.

Virginia· 35th of 51

$67.61

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.