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Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon

Arkansas 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?

$1,698

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,698 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $468 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,230 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$468$372 to $562
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,230$813 to $1,445

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,188Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $331 to $661
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,230professional $468

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$562.34
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,995.26
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$758.58
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$741.31
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
$186.21
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$398.11

Where Arkansas 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

Arkansas· 37th of 51

$1,698

$468 physician + $1,230 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.