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Removal Of A Larger Growth Under The Shoulder Skin

Washington, DC 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?

$813

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $813 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $437 to $3,388.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $7,762Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $417 to $813
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,981professional $437

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
$1,071.52
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$812.83
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,174.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in California than in Delaware. 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· 10th of 51

$813

CA $1,778DE $427

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.