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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 July 2026.

How much does Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon cost?

$1,862

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,862 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $417 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,445 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$417$316 to $525
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,445$955 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $501 to $2,344Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $282 to $617
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,445professional $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
$407.38
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$602.56
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,995.26
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$758.58
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$794.33

Where Arkansas 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

Arkansas· 38th of 50

$1,862

$417 physician + $1,445 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.