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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 July 2026.

How much does Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon cost?

$5,018

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,018 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $447 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,571 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$447$302 to $813
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,571$3,162 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $631 to $8,511Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $240 to $1,778
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,571professional $447

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$776.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$891.25
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,786.30
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$977.24
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$851.14
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$691.83

Where Utah sits

The same service costs 8.6 times more in California 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· 12th of 50

$5,018

$447 physician + $4,571 facility

CA $7,516WV $874

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.