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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 October 2026.

How much does Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon cost?

$2,407

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,407 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $457 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,950 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$457$380 to $589
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,950$1,148 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $589 to $4,467Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $302 to $676
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,950professional $457

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
$588.84
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$588.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,388.44
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$812.83
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$6,456.54
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$616.60
Priority Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$588.84
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
$208.93
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,174.90
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$302.00
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$120.23
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$446.68
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$89.13
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$60.26
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$416.87

Where Michigan 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

Michigan· 17th of 51

$2,407

$457 physician + $1,950 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.