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Removal Of A Larger Growth Under The Shoulder Skin

West 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?

$5,279

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,279 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $708 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,571 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$708$417 to $912
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,571$3,890 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $708 to $13,490Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $339 to $955
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $4,571professional $708

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
$1,412.54
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$13,489.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$954.99
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$549.54
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
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
$407.38
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,041.74
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$19,498.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$676.08

Where West 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 feeWest Virginia $5,279 · 15th 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.