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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 July 2026.

How much does Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon cost?

$1,916

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,916 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $437 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,479 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$437$316 to $562
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,479$468 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $380 to $10,715Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $269 to $1,000
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,479professional $437

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
$457.09
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,479.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$12,302.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,258.93
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$389.05
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$724.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$954.99

Where New Mexico 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

New Mexico· 37th of 50

$1,916

$437 physician + $1,479 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.