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Removal Of A Larger Growth Under The Shoulder Skin

Alabama 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?

$2,771

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,771 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $427 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,344 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$427$363 to $676
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,344$1,096 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $708 to $3,715Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $355 to $813
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,344professional $427

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
$676.08
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$812.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,890.45
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$724.44

Where Alabama 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 feeAlabama $2,771 · 38th 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.