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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 July 2026.

How much does Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon cost?

$4,249

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,249 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $447 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,802 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$447$316 to $550
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,802$776 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $437 to $8,913Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $282 to $1,000
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $447

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
$467.74
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,071.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$891.25
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$812.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,318.26
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,023.29
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$933.25

Where Colorado 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

Colorado· 20th of 50

$4,249

$447 physician + $3,802 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.