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Removal Of A Cyst Behind The Knee

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 27345

Removes a fluid-filled sac from the hollow at the back of the knee through an incision. The sac and its stalk are taken out and the specimen is sent for laboratory examination. It is done when the swelling is large, painful, or limiting how far the knee bends.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Cyst Behind The Knee cost?

$6,112

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,112 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $741 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,370 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 56 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$741$562 to $1,096
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,370$2,399 to $9,120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $776 to $13,804Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,778
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $5,370professional $741

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
$891.25
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$11,748.98
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$16,218.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,549.93

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 8.0 times more in California 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

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CA $9,696MD $1,208

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.