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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 October 2026.

How much does Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon cost?

$2,398

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,398 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $776 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,622 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$776$617 to $1,047
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,622$1,096 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $759 to $5,754Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,288
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,622professional $776

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
$602.56
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,096.48
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$912.01
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$5,248.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,467.37
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,819.70
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,122.02
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,148.15
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
$158.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$512.86

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 19th of 51

$2,398

$776 physician + $1,622 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.