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Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon

Michigan 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?

$4,510

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,510 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $437 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,074 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$437$316 to $575
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,074$617 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $479 to $6,457Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $269 to $741
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,074professional $437

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
$416.87
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$602.56
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$794.33
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$691.83

Where Michigan 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

Michigan· 17th of 50

$4,510

$437 physician + $4,074 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.