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Partial Removal Of Shoulder Blade Bone

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 23190

This service removes a portion of the shoulder blade bone, typically to address an abnormal area of bone such as a growth or damaged section. The surgeon removes the affected portion while preserving the surrounding healthy bone and the function of the shoulder. It is a more limited procedure than removing the entire bone.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Partial Removal Of Shoulder Blade Bone cost?

$741

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $741 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $708 from a physician practice, and about $1,349 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$708$562 to $1,096
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,349$741 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $562 to $10,471Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $479 to $1,549
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,349professional $708

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,174.90
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$33,884.42
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,011.87

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 10.7 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

North Carolina· 36th of 51

$741

CA $6,166DE $575

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.