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Removal Of A Ganglion Cyst From The Hand

Alaska rates for HCPCS 26160

This surgery removes a lesion, most often a ganglion cyst, that has formed from the lining of a tendon or joint capsule in the hand or a finger. These fluid-filled cysts can cause a visible bump, discomfort, or restricted movement near the affected joint or tendon. The surgeon opens the skin to remove the cyst and its connection to the tendon sheath or joint capsule to reduce the chance of it coming back.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Ganglion Cyst From The Hand cost?

$1,933

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,933 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $933 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,000 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$933$550 to $1,778
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,000$575 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $389 to $10,000Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $309 to $2,818
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,000professional $933

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
$1,000.00
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$13,489.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,737.80
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,454.71
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,951.21
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,235.94
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,454.71
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,818.38

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 7.1 times more in Connecticut than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeAlaska $1,933 · 43rd of 51
CT $7,392MD $1,039

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.