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Removal Of A Larger Growth Under The Shoulder Skin

North Dakota 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?

$979

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $979 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $562 to the doctor who performs it, and $417 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$562$389 to $933
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$417$417 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $417 to $8,511Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $363 to $1,096
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $417professional $562

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
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$3,162.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota $979 · 50th 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.