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Removal Of A Larger Growth Under The Shoulder Skin

Alaska rates for HCPCS 23071

A soft-tissue growth lying in the fat layer just beneath the skin of the shoulder region is cut out along with a margin of normal tissue, and the wound is closed. This covers the larger growths in that layer; a smaller one in the same place takes less work and is handled separately. The tissue removed is normally sent to a laboratory to be examined and checked for cancer.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Larger Growth Under The Shoulder Skin cost?

$2,372

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,372 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,023 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,349 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$1,023$389 to $1,738
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,349$575 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $389 to $10,715Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $389 to $2,291
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,349professional $1,023

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
$1,348.96
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,380.38
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,818.38
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,398.83
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,398.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,818.38
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,238.72

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 7.9 times more in Connecticut than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeAlaska $2,372 · 42nd of 50
CT $7,740ND $979

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.