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Removal Of Diseased Bone At The Shoulder

Maine 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?

$3,123

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,123 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $832 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,291 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$813 to $1,047
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,291$2,188 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $6,026Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $661 to $1,288
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,291professional $832

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
$676.08
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,995.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,890.45
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,258.93
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,122.02
12 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
$346.74
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84

Where Maine 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

Maine· 42nd of 51

$3,123

$832 physician + $2,291 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.