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Removal of a Shoulder-Area Soft-Tissue Growth

Vermont 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?

$776

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $776 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $708 to $977.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $407 to $2,818Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $631 to $1,122
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,259professional $776

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 7.2 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Vermont· 23rd of 51

$776

AK $2,239TX $309

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.