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Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon

Idaho 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?

$2,194

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,194 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $646 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,549 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$646$550 to $912
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,549$1,072 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $759 to $4,467Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $427 to $977
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,549professional $646

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
$758.58
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,466.84
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$741.31
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$7,585.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,096.48
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$707.95
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$660.69
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,698.24
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,148.15
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$724.44
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$776.25
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,248.07
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,122.02
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$3,630.78
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$912.01
14 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
$194.98
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$7,244.36
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,479.11
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,230.27
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$478.63
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$190.55
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$141.25
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$95.50
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,548.82
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$102.33

Where Idaho 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

Idaho· 27th of 51

$2,194

$646 physician + $1,549 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.