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Removal Of A Larger Growth Under The Shoulder Skin

Missouri 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?

$3,901

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,901 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $513 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,388 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$513$427 to $692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,388$1,950 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $646 to $7,413Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $355 to $1,950
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,388professional $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
$489.78
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$2,290.87
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$912.01
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$3,981.07
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$812.83

Where Missouri 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 feeMissouri $3,901 · 25th 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.