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Removal Of Diseased Bone At The Shoulder

South 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?

$4,448

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,448 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $646 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,802 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$646$355 to $794
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,802$1,380 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $933 to $13,804Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $102 to $1,000
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $646

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
$758.58
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$20,417.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$12,882.50
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,023.29
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$19,498.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,174.90
8 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
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$588.84

Where South 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

South Carolina· 23rd of 51

$4,448

$646 physician + $3,802 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.