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Removal Of Diseased Bone At The Shoulder

California rates for HCPCS 23180

Removes the diseased part of a bone in the shoulder region, shaving and hollowing away infected or abnormal bone until healthy bone is reached. It is most often done for a bone infection that has not cleared with antibiotics alone.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of Diseased Bone At The Shoulder cost?

$8,913

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,913 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6,166 to $12,882.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,333 · 10th to 90th $3,236 to $17,783Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $490 to $1,514
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $9,333professional $794

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$22,908.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$17,782.79
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$13,489.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,918.31
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,047.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,513.56
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20,892.96
Median
$33,884.42
Typical High
$33,884.42
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$20,892.96

Where California sits

The same service costs 22.4 times more in Maine than in North Dakota. 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.

California· 3rd of 50

$8,913

ME $14,791ND $661

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.