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Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon

South Dakota 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?

$1,855

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,855 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $759 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,096 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$759$589 to $1,023
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,096$676 to $1,514

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $447 to $1,698Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $417 to $1,318
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,096professional $759

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
$309.03
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$3,467.37
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,096.48
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,479.11
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,071.52
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,318.26
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,202.26
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
$131.83
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$331.13

Where South Dakota 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

South Dakota· 34th of 51

$1,855

$759 physician + $1,096 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.