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Removal Of A Larger Growth Under The Shoulder Skin

Virginia 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?

$3,501

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,501 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $550 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,951 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$550$437 to $724
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,951$589 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $457 to $8,318Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,148
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,951professional $550

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
$588.84
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$3,235.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,047.13
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$912.01
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$588.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$977.24
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$794.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$7,413.10
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$851.14

Where Virginia 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 feeVirginia $3,501 · 29th 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.