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Removal Of A Ganglion Cyst From The Hand

Vermont 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 October 2026.

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

$3,643

Typical total for the visit. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,643 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $692 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,951 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$692$501 to $1,023
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,951$2,239 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $6,166Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,122
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,951professional $692

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,165.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,754.23
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,096.48
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Colorado than in Maryland. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Vermont· 5th of 51

$3,643

$692 physician + $2,951 facility

CO $4,815MD $1,184

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.