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Removal Of A Soft Tissue Growth In A Toe

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 28092

This procedure surgically removes a benign soft-tissue growth, such as a cyst or ganglion, that has formed around a tendon or joint capsule in a toe. The growth is cut out through a small incision, which can relieve pressure, pain, or a visible bump. It is distinguished from similar removals performed elsewhere on the foot outside the toes.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Soft Tissue Growth In A Toe cost?

$1,025

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,025 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $437 to the doctor who performs it, and $589 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$437$347 to $646
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$589$407 to $1,549

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $288 to $6,918Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $263 to $933
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $589professional $437

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
$407.38
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$851.14
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$977.24
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$758.58
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$45,708.82
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,548.13

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 10.8 times more in California than in Maryland. 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

North Carolina· 46th of 50

$1,025

$437 physician + $589 facility

CA $7,496MD $695

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.