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Removal Of A Larger Growth Under The Shoulder Skin

Pennsylvania 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?

$4,615

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,615 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $447 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,169 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 13 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$447$389 to $646
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,169$2,951 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $955 to $7,762Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $363 to $912
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,169professional $447

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
$776.25
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$912.01
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$13,803.84
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$57,543.99
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
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
$363.08
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$851.14
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$831.76
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$870.96
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$6,606.93
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$549.54
Independence Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$13,182.57
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,288.25
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$537.03
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,570.88
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$831.76

Where Pennsylvania 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 feePennsylvania $4,615 · 19th 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.