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Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon

Virginia 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?

$2,367

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,367 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $372 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 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$372$316 to $490
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$661 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $407 to $9,120Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $295 to $646
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,995professional $372

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
$426.58
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$691.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$426.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$630.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$660.69
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$691.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$870.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$549.54
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$8,709.64
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$741.31
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
$158.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$371.54

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 20th of 51

$2,367

$372 physician + $1,995 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.