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Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon

Delaware 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?

$1,600

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,600 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $398 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,202 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$398$302 to $468
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,202$912 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $513 to $2,884Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $275 to $603
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,202professional $398

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$588.84
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$6,760.83
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$602.56
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
$151.36
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$323.59

Where Delaware 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

Delaware· 42nd of 51

$1,600

$398 physician + $1,202 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.