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Removal Of Diseased Bone At The Shoulder

North Carolina 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?

$3,889

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,889 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,259 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,630 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,259$871 to $1,445
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,630$1,479 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $794 to $8,318Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $708 to $1,862
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,630professional $1,259

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
$645.65
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,413.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$4,677.35
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
10 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
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$524.81
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,413.10
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,454.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$831.76

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 30th of 51

$3,889

$1,259 physician + $2,630 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.