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Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon

Massachusetts 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?

$2,750

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,750 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $562 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$562$389 to $891
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,188$457 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $372 to $5,129Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,288
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,188professional $562

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
$457.09
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,288.25
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$45,708.82
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,202.26
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$3,630.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$870.96
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$9,772.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,202.26
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$9,549.93
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$851.14
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$45,708.82
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where Massachusetts 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

Massachusetts· 32nd of 50

$2,750

$562 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.