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Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon

Oregon 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?

$1,588

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,588 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $676 to the doctor who performs it, and $912 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$676$513 to $891
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$912$759 to $1,514

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $912 · 10th to 90th $575 to $4,571Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $407 to $1,072
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $912professional $676

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
$5,128.61
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$17,378.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,148.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$13,182.57
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$977.24
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$933.25
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,238.72
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,148.15
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$6,456.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,202.26
13 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
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$478.63
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$338.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$138.04
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$512.86
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$102.33
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$67.61
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$478.63
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$9,549.93

Where Oregon 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

Oregon· 43rd of 51

$1,588

$676 physician + $912 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.