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Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon

Alaska rates for HCPCS 28090

Surgical removal of a cyst or growth arising from a tendon sheath or joint capsule in the foot, not including the toes. This type of growth, sometimes called a ganglion cyst, is a fluid-filled lump that can form near tendons or joints.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon cost?

$3,771

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,771 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,259 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,512 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$1,259$832 to $1,905
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,512$1,950 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $10,715Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $427 to $2,188
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,512professional $1,259

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
$1,513.56
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,513.56
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$9,120.11
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,511.89
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,890.45
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,905.46
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,918.31
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,659.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in Colorado than in West Virginia. 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

Alaska· 6th of 51

$3,771

$1,259 physician + $2,512 facility

CO $4,833WV $936

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.