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Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon

West 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?

$936

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $936 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $457 to the doctor who performs it, and $479 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$457$347 to $661
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$479$324 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $479 · 10th to 90th $324 to $2,754Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $275 to $871
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $479professional $457

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
$323.59
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$467.74
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,258.93
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$15,135.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$758.58
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
$147.91
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$302.00

Where West 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

West Virginia· 51st of 51

$936

$457 physician + $479 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.