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Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon

Colorado 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?

$4,833

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,833 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $468 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,365 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$468$389 to $617
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,365$2,239 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $8,710Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $316 to $776
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,365professional $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
$575.44
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$616.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,332.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$776.25
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$707.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$812.83
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,445.44
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$891.25
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
$213.80
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$331.13

Where Colorado 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

Colorado· 1st of 51

$4,833

$468 physician + $4,365 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.