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Removal Of A Smaller Growth Under Shoulder Skin

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 23075

A small soft-tissue growth in the fat layer just under the skin of the shoulder region is cut out with a margin of normal tissue around it, and the wound is stitched. Because the growth is small and sits above the muscle, this is usually a short procedure done through a modest incision. The tissue is normally sent to a laboratory to be examined and checked for cancer.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Smaller Growth Under Shoulder Skin cost?

$1,722

Typical total for the visit. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,722 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $309 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,413 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$309$229 to $417
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,413$550 to $2,188

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $363 to $3,890Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $195 to $550
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,413professional $309

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$524.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$707.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$363.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$549.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,202.26
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$2,691.53
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$676.08
12 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$363.08

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Colorado than in Maryland. 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

Kentucky· 26th of 51

$1,722

$309 physician + $1,413 facility

CO $4,866MD $1,088

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.