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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 July 2026.

How much does Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon cost?

$1,784

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,784 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $933 to the doctor who performs it, and $851 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$437 to $1,660
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$851$550 to $2,188

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $372 to $9,772Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $288 to $2,188
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $851professional $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
$9,120.11
Typical High
$12,882.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,513.56
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,187.76
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,238.72
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,570.40
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,187.76
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 8.6 times more in California 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· 39th of 50

$1,784

$933 physician + $851 facility

CA $7,516WV $874

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.