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Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon

Vermont 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?

$3,582

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,582 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $562 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,020 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$562$479 to $724
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,020$3,020 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $4,786Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $380 to $832
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,020professional $562

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$831.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$977.24

Where Vermont 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

Vermont· 9th of 51

$3,582

$562 physician + $3,020 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.