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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 July 2026.

How much does Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon cost?

$6,955

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,955 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $646 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,310 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$646$417 to $955
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,310$3,631 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $513 to $13,490Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $269 to $1,622
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,310professional $646

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
$4,365.16
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,737.80
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$12,022.64
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,995.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$3,467.37
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,412.54
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where Nebraska 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

Nebraska· 4th of 50

$6,955

$646 physician + $6,310 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.