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Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon

Nebraska 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?

$2,481

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,481 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $575 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,905 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$575$427 to $871
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,905$1,318 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $8,128Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $288 to $1,175
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,905professional $575

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
$489.78
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,122.02
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$12,882.50
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$4,786.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,467.37
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,174.90
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,089.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,174.90
6 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
$144.54
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$346.74

Where Nebraska 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

Nebraska· 16th of 51

$2,481

$575 physician + $1,905 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.