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Removal of a Tumor From the Shoulder Blade

Iowa 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?

$8,001

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,001 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,630 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,370 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,630$1,738 to $3,802
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,370$4,365 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $2,754 to $12,589Professionalmedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $5,623
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,370professional $2,630

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
$2,754.23
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$10,715.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$5,011.87
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,623.41
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$11,748.98
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$12,882.50
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$4,786.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$19,054.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,677.35
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,890.45

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 18th of 50

$8,001

$2,630 physician + $5,370 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.