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Removal of a Tumor From the Shoulder Blade

Alaska rates for HCPCS 23210

This surgery removes a tumor from the shoulder blade, along with a margin of surrounding healthy tissue, to treat a cancerous or aggressive bone growth. It is a more extensive operation than a simple biopsy, aimed at removing the entire tumor with a safety margin.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of a Tumor From the Shoulder Blade cost?

$7,882

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,882 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $4,571 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,311 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$4,571$1,660 to $7,413
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,311$1,549 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $12,023Professionalmedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $9,333
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,311professional $4,571

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
$5,248.07
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$8,709.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$5,888.44
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$9,549.93
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$9,332.54
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$10,232.93
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$9,549.93
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$9,549.93

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in Maine 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alaska· 19th of 50

$7,882

$4,571 physician + $3,311 facility

ME $16,833WV $3,476

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.