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Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon

Maine 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?

$1,550

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,550 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $479 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,072 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$479$389 to $603
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,072$603 to $1,778

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $389 to $2,291Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $331 to $776
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,072professional $479

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$776.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$724.44
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,311.31
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$891.25
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$794.33
13 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
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$416.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$891.25
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$120.23
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$446.68
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$91.20
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$60.26
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$416.87

Where Maine 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

Maine· 44th of 51

$1,550

$479 physician + $1,072 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.