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Removal Of Diseased Bone At The Shoulder

Minnesota 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?

$3,487

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,487 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,445 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,042 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$1,445$1,023 to $1,995
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,042$1,259 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $692 to $10,000Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $692 to $2,630
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,042professional $1,445

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
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$26,915.35
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,398.83
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,905.46
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,884.03
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,818.38
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,754.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,398.83
9 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$26,302.68
Typical High
$47,863.01
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,630.78
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 35th of 51

$3,487

$1,445 physician + $2,042 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.