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Removal Of A Larger Growth Under The Shoulder Skin

Georgia 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?

$4,992

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,992 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $525 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,467 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$525$437 to $794
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,467$2,089 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $7,413Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $372 to $1,047
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,467professional $525

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
$1,949.84
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,047.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$758.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,071.52
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,995.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$954.99

Where Georgia 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 feeGeorgia $4,992 · 18th 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.