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Removal of a Shoulder-Area Soft-Tissue Growth

North Dakota rates for HCPCS 23076

Removes a growth from the soft tissue of the shoulder area — the tissue around the bones and joint rather than the bone itself. The growth is taken out through an incision and normally sent for examination under a microscope.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal of a Shoulder-Area Soft-Tissue Growth cost?

$1,879

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,879 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,047 to the doctor who performs it, and $832 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$1,047$832 to $1,230
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$832$537 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,698Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $550 to $1,413
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $832professional $1,047

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,698.24
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,089.30
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Colorado than in Delaware. 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 Dakota· 43rd of 51

$1,879

$1,047 physician + $832 facility

CO $6,382DE $1,376

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.