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Removal Of A Larger Growth Under The Shoulder Skin

Maine 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?

$6,401

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,401 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $513 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,888 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$513$417 to $646
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,888$4,169 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $4,169 to $12,589Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $363 to $912
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,888professional $513

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
$4,168.69
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$912.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$954.99
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,148.15
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$12,589.25
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$891.25

Where Maine 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 feeMaine $6,401 · 8th 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.