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Ganglion Cyst Aspiration Or Injection

Washington 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?

$85.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $83.18 from a physician practice, and about $107 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 11 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$83.18$58.88 to $123
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$107$75.86 to $562

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $52 to $3,162Professionalmedian $83 · 10th to 90th $45 to $219
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $107professional $83

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
$83.18
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$263.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$165.96
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,621.81
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$173.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$162.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$144.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$42.66
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$128.82
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$89.13
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$158.49
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$165.96
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$97.72

Where Washington 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.

Washington $85.11 · 14th 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.