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Removal Of A Smaller Growth Under Shoulder Skin

North Carolina 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?

$1,484

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,484 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $437 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,047 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$437$331 to $759
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,047$661 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $501 to $2,455Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $263 to $1,096
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,047professional $437

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
$269.15
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$630.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$977.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$954.99
10 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$354.81
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$724.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$602.56

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 37th of 51

$1,484

$437 physician + $1,047 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.