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Removal Of A Wrist Ganglion Cyst

California rates for HCPCS 25111

Surgery to remove a ganglion cyst from the wrist — a firm, fluid-filled lump that grows out of a joint or a tendon lining. The surgeon opens the skin over the lump and takes out the cyst together with its stalk and a small cuff of the lining it grew from, which lowers the chance of it returning. This covers a first removal rather than surgery for one that has come back.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Wrist Ganglion Cyst cost?

$6,918

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,918 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4,898 to $10,233.

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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $15,849Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $263 to $832
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $7,244professional $407

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
$2,691.53
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$18,620.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$15,848.93
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,772.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,691.53
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$537.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$831.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$45,708.82
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$660.69
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$15,135.61

Where California sits

The same service costs 20.0 times more in Maine than in Montana. 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.

California· 3rd of 51

$6,918

ME $11,482MT $575

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.