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Removal Of Diseased Bone At The Shoulder

New York 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?

$4,897

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,897 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $631 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,266 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$631$550 to $692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,266$2,042 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $10,715Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $513 to $1,096
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,266professional $631

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
$1,819.70
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$794.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$891.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,348.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$562.34
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$10,964.78
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$12,022.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,513.56
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,754.23
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,202.26
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$912.01
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,754.40
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,621.81
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,754.23
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$912.01
15 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
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$489.78
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$724.44
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$190.55
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$91.20
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$630.96
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$524.81
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$724.44
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$380.19
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$181.97
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$630.96

Where New York 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 York· 19th of 51

$4,897

$631 physician + $4,266 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.