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Removal Of Diseased Bone At The Shoulder

New Hampshire 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?

$4,678

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,678 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,047 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,631 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$1,047$912 to $1,349
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,631$2,399 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $2,188 to $8,511Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $724 to $1,905
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,631professional $1,047

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$14,791.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$6,309.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,905.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,818.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$8,912.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,041.74
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,677.35
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,659.59
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
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
$346.74
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54

Where New Hampshire 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

New Hampshire· 20th of 51

$4,678

$1,047 physician + $3,631 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.