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Removal Of A Larger Growth Under The Shoulder Skin

North Carolina 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?

$3,294

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,294 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $603 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,692 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$603$427 to $851
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,692$617 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $427 to $7,586Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $380 to $1,259
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,692professional $603

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
$426.58
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,202.26
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,288.25
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
$436.52
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$977.24
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$870.96
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,168.69
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,630.78

Where North Carolina 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 feeNorth Carolina $3,294 · 31st 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.