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Shoulder Tumor Removal With Bone Graft

Arizona rates for HCPCS 23156

This removes a tumor from the upper end of the arm bone near the shoulder, along with the affected bone, and rebuilds the missing section using a piece of donor bone (an allograft) rather than the patient's own tissue. It's used when a tumor has damaged enough bone that reconstruction is needed to restore the arm's structure and function. This is a more involved reconstruction than simply scraping out the tumor and leaving the bone otherwise intact.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Shoulder Tumor Removal With Bone Graft cost?

$776

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $776 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $646 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$646$631 to $912
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$1,380 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $891 to $7,586Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $589 to $5,012
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,162professional $646

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
$977.24
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,495.41
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,585.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,000.00
6 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
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 7.8 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.

Arizona· 35th of 51

$776

AK $2,818TX $363

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.