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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 July 2026.

How much does Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon cost?

$7,496

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,496 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $417 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,079 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$417$309 to $479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,079$7,079 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,079 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $7,413Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $282 to $851
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $7,079professional $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
$1,047.13
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$851.14
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$676.08

Where Delaware 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

Delaware· 2nd of 50

$7,496

$417 physician + $7,079 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.