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Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon

Utah 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?

$3,451

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,451 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $288 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,162 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$288$87.10 to $380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,162$1,000 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $437 to $7,079Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $30 to $490
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,162professional $288

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
$436.52
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$549.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$380.19
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,786.30
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$676.08
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$575.44
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$676.08
7 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
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$436.52
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,244.36

Where Utah 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

Utah· 10th of 51

$3,451

$288 physician + $3,162 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.