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Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon

Florida 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?

$2,022

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,022 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $324 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,698 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$324$229 to $407
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,698$977 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $692 to $6,761Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $83 to $525
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,698professional $324

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
$524.81
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$512.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$354.81
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$9,549.93
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$575.44
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$6,309.57
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$501.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$645.65
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
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
$125.89
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$316.23

Where Florida 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

Florida· 30th of 51

$2,022

$324 physician + $1,698 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.