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Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon

Iowa 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?

$4,121

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,121 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $490 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,631 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$490$331 to $832
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,631$933 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $589 to $7,413Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $251 to $1,778
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,631professional $490

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
$741.31
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,380.38
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$5,248.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,090.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,288.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,174.90
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 23rd of 50

$4,121

$490 physician + $3,631 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.