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Opening The Shoulder Joint For Drainage

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 23040

Opens the main ball-and-socket joint of the shoulder through an incision so the surgeon can look inside, wash out infected fluid, or take out a loose fragment or foreign object. It is most often done urgently for an infected joint.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Opening The Shoulder Joint For Drainage cost?

$4,074

Typical facility fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,074 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,138 to $6,457.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $759 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $708 to $1,660
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $1,479

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$27,542.29

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 14.5 times more in Indiana 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.

Washington, DC· 20th of 50

$4,074

IN $10,233WV $708

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.