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Removal Of A Larger Growth Under The Shoulder Skin

Minnesota 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?

$3,367

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,367 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $912 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,455 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$912$617 to $1,288
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,455$1,175 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $759 to $6,026Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $427 to $1,549
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,455professional $912

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
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$4,677.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$8,511.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,819.70
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,162.28
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$5,370.32
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where Minnesota 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 feeMinnesota $3,367 · 30th 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.