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Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon

Louisiana 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?

$2,666

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,666 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $479 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,188 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$479$372 to $575
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,188$1,096 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $575 to $4,898Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $282 to $741
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,188professional $479

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
$562.34
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,754.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$724.44
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$724.44

Where Louisiana 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

Louisiana· 33rd of 50

$2,666

$479 physician + $2,188 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.