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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 October 2026.

How much does Ganglion Cyst Aspiration Or Injection cost?

$61.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $61.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $58.88 from a physician practice, and about $550 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$58.88$44.67 to $74.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$550$93.33 to $1,738

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $48 to $3,981Professionalmedian $59 · 10th to 90th $39 to $89
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $550professional $59

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
$67.61
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$9,332.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$97.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$85.11
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$91.20
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$100.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$109.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$70.79
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$2,454.71
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$97.72
5 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
$20.89
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.76

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 35th of 51

$61.66

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.