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Removal Of A Larger Growth Under The Shoulder Skin

South 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?

$6,788

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,788 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $479 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,310 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$479$417 to $741
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,310$2,512 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $501 to $16,596Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $363 to $1,096
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $6,310professional $479

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
$602.56
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$20,417.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,122.02
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$10,232.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$933.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$933.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$16,595.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$741.31

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 7.9 times more in Connecticut than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

South Carolina· 5th of 50

$6,788

$479 physician + $6,310 facility

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.