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Opening The Shoulder Joint For Drainage

Washington 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?

$1,778

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,778 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,072 to $7,943.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $871 to $13,183
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,778

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
$912.01
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$18,620.87
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$17,782.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$4,466.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$4,265.80
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,412.54
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,000.00
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$17,378.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$18,620.87

Where Washington 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· 39th of 50

$1,778

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.