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Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon

Minnesota 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?

$2,846

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,846 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $851 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 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$851$575 to $1,175
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$1,259 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $479 to $6,918Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,660
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,995professional $851

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
$316.23
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,288.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$12,022.64
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,995.26
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,630.78
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$4,073.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 31st of 50

$2,846

$851 physician + $1,995 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.