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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 July 2026.

How much does Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon cost?

$3,216

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,216 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $398 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,818 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$398$288 to $537
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,818$832 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $513 to $8,318Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $257 to $832
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,818professional $398

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
$407.38
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$3,630.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$831.76
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$436.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$588.84
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$501.19
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,951.21
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$812.83

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 27th of 50

$3,216

$398 physician + $2,818 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.