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Removal Of Diseased Bone, Upper Arm

Colorado rates for HCPCS 23184

Cuts away diseased or infected bone from the upper end of the arm bone, near the shoulder. The surgeon opens down to the bone and shaves or hollows out the affected area back to healthy bone, so an infection can clear or a damaged area can heal.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of Diseased Bone, Upper Arm cost?

$12,882

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12,882 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,311 to $20,893.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13,490 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $35,481Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $708 to $3,020
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $13,490professional $1,096

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. 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
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,912.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$38,904.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$15,848.93
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,513.56
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$3,019.95
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$15,135.61

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 30.9 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

Colorado· 3rd of 50

$12,882

IN $22,387WV $724

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.