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Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon

Kentucky 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?

$2,006

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,006 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $347 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,660 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$347$251 to $501
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,660$708 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $380 to $6,918Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $219 to $603
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,660professional $347

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
$263.03
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$562.34
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$588.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$870.96
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,412.54
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$2,951.21
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$645.65
12 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$331.13

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 32nd of 51

$2,006

$347 physician + $1,660 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.