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Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon

New Mexico 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?

$1,859

Typical total for the visit. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,859 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $447 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,413 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$447$363 to $562
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,413$1,000 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $603 to $8,710Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $229 to $692
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,413professional $447

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
$316.23
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$588.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$10,715.19
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$691.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$645.65
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,238.72
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$794.33
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
$158.49
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$407.38

Where New Mexico 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

New Mexico· 33rd of 51

$1,859

$447 physician + $1,413 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.