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Removal of a Tumor From the Shoulder Blade

Georgia 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?

$6,476

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,476 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,905 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,571 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$1,905$1,622 to $2,692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,571$1,995 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $9,550Professionalmedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $3,802
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,571professional $1,905

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
$1,778.28
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,801.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,760.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,570.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,884.03
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$17,378.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,981.07

Where Georgia 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

Georgia· 33rd of 50

$6,476

$1,905 physician + $4,571 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.