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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 October 2026.

How much does Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon cost?

$1,821

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,821 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $562 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,259 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$562$427 to $891
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,259$759 to $1,950

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $447 to $4,898Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $363 to $1,122
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,259professional $562

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
$302.00
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$616.60
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,786.30
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$933.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,737.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$933.25
10 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
$151.36
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$323.59
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$933.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$549.54

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 35th of 51

$1,821

$562 physician + $1,259 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.