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Removal Of Dead Bone From The Shoulder Girdle

Vermont rates for HCPCS 23174

This surgery removes dead or infected bone fragments from a bone in the shoulder region, most often as treatment for a bone infection. The surgeon opens the area and takes out the fragments of bone that have died and separated from healthy surrounding bone, which helps the infection clear and allows healthy bone to heal. It is a more targeted removal than shaving down a broader area of diseased bone.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of Dead Bone From The Shoulder Girdle cost?

$1,148

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,148 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $955 to $1,380.

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 $2,188 · 10th to 90th $407 to $8,318Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $891 to $1,585
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,188professional $1,122

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
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$8,317.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 18.2 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· 21st of 51

$1,148

AK $3,162TX $174

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.