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Removal Of Diseased Bone In The Shoulder Girdle

Delaware rates for HCPCS 23182

This surgery removes a portion of bone in the shoulder region that has become diseased, most often due to a bone infection. The surgeon opens the area and shaves or scoops out the affected bone to clear out infected or damaged tissue, which can help control the infection and relieve pain. It is a more extensive removal than simply taking out small dead bone fragments.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of Diseased Bone In The Shoulder Girdle cost?

$2,769

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,769 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $631 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,138 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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$631$603 to $708
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,138$1,380 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $955 to $6,026Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $550 to $977
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,138professional $631

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
$676.08
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,244.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$933.25
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
$323.59
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 4.9 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

Delaware· 48th of 51

$2,769

$631 physician + $2,138 facility

AK $10,517MT $2,168

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.