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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 July 2026.

How much does Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon cost?

$3,768

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,768 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $457 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,311 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$457$363 to $589
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,311$1,514 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $11,749Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $295 to $794
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,311professional $457

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
$1,513.56
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$11,748.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$602.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,000.00
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,047.13
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$11,748.98
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$933.25

Where Maine 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

Maine· 25th of 50

$3,768

$457 physician + $3,311 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.