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Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon

Rhode Island 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?

$2,399

Typical total for the visit. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,399 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $537 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,862 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$537$398 to $589
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,862$1,175 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $871 to $5,888Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $331 to $832
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,862professional $537

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
$2,398.83
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$58.88
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$776.25
3 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
$204.17
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$416.87

Where Rhode Island 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

Rhode Island· 18th of 51

$2,399

$537 physician + $1,862 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.