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Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon

North Carolina 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?

$1,231

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,231 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $490 to the doctor who performs it, and $741 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$490$355 to $741
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$741$457 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $316 to $7,943Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $288 to $1,175
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $741professional $490

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
$309.03
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$933.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$831.76
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$45,708.82
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,890.45

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 47th of 50

$1,231

$490 physician + $741 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.