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Shoulder Tumor Removal With Bone Graft

Kentucky 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?

$724

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $724 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $676 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$676$575 to $933
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$1,122 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $741 to $10,000Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $550 to $1,047
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,692professional $676

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
$575.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$870.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$11,748.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,023.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,513.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$162.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$141.25
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$5,888.44
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$4,570.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,174.90
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
$288.40
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$602.56

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 42nd of 51

$724

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.