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Removal Of A Benign Upper-Arm Bone Tumor With Graft

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS 23155

This surgery removes a benign, noncancerous cyst or tumor from the upper end of the upper-arm bone (humerus), near the shoulder, by scraping or cutting the growth out of the bone. The resulting space is then filled with bone graft material to support healing and help the bone regain strength. It is used to treat a bone growth that is causing pain, weakening the bone, or otherwise needs to be addressed.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Benign Upper-Arm Bone Tumor With Graft cost?

$1,023

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,023 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,023 from a physician practice, and about $3,467 from a hospital or other facility.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,023$912 to $1,413
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,467$1,622 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $851 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $724 to $1,413
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,467professional $1,023

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
$3,467.37
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,348.96
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,479.11
3 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
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 7.4 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.

Rhode Island· 31st of 51

$1,023

AK $3,311TX $447

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.