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Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon

Nevada 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?

$2,527

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,527 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $389 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,138 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$389$309 to $479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,138$1,047 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $813 to $4,467Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $275 to $603
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,138professional $389

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
$2,570.40
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$478.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,128.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$602.56
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$812.83
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,380.38
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$616.60
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
$208.93
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$338.84

Where Nevada 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

Nevada· 15th of 51

$2,527

$389 physician + $2,138 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.