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Removal Of Diseased Bone At The Shoulder

Indiana 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 October 2026.

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

$6,455

Typical total for the visit. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,455 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $832 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,623 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$832$661 to $891
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,623$2,042 to $9,120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $14,125Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $603 to $1,230
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,623professional $832

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
$616.60
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$724.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$17,378.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,174.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,737.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$741.31
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$7,244.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$5,888.44
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$10,471.29
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,202.26
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
$295.12
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$478.63

Where Indiana sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in Alaska than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Indiana· 8th of 51

$6,455

$832 physician + $5,623 facility

AK $10,454MT $2,169

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.