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Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon

Montana 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?

$1,162

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,162 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $501 to the doctor who performs it, and $661 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$501$447 to $741
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$661$501 to $813

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $490 to $1,413Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $316 to $776
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $661professional $501

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,981.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$741.31
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$870.96
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$851.14
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,981.07
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$851.14

Where Montana 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

Montana· 50th of 51

$1,162

$501 physician + $661 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.