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Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon

Alabama 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?

$2,506

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,506 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $417 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,089 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$417$316 to $562
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,089$955 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $513 to $4,169Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $263 to $741
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,089professional $417

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
$426.58
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,089.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$741.31
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,786.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$691.83

Where Alabama 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

Alabama· 34th of 50

$2,506

$417 physician + $2,089 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.