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Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon

Kansas 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?

$3,241

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,241 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $550 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,692 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$550$457 to $692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,692$1,148 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $759 to $4,786Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $355 to $2,344
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,692professional $550

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
$660.69
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$707.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,884.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$691.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$26,302.68
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$691.83
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
$154.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$501.19

Where Kansas 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

Kansas· 11th of 51

$3,241

$550 physician + $2,692 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.