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Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon

Indiana 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?

$6,602

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,602 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $437 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,166 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$437$309 to $513
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,166$1,738 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $479 to $11,220Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $275 to $813
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,166professional $437

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
$346.74
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$870.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$416.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$588.84
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$724.44

Where Indiana 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

Indiana· 6th of 50

$6,602

$437 physician + $6,166 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.