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Removal Of A Soft Tissue Growth In A Toe

Virginia 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?

$1,175

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,175 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $417 to the doctor who performs it, and $759 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$417$302 to $537
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$759$407 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $302 to $7,943Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $269 to $741
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $759professional $417

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
$467.74
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$741.31
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
$263.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$676.08
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$354.81
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
$275.42
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$776.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$630.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$977.24
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$707.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$7,413.10
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$524.81
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
$234.42
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$724.44

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 45th of 50

$1,175

$417 physician + $759 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.