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Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon

Georgia 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?

$4,392

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,392 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $501 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,890 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$501$355 to $676
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,890$1,820 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $708 to $7,413Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $302 to $1,000
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,890professional $501

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
$537.03
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,071.52
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$630.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$912.01
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$831.76
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$912.01

Where Georgia 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

Georgia· 19th of 50

$4,392

$501 physician + $3,890 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.