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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 July 2026.

How much does Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon cost?

$1,291

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,291 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $479 to the doctor who performs it, and $813 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$479$347 to $603
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$813$479 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $347 to $7,943Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $302 to $832
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $813professional $479

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
$457.09
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$912.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$776.25
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$891.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$691.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$776.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$7,413.10
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$794.33

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 46th of 50

$1,291

$479 physician + $813 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.