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Removal of a Tumor From the Shoulder Blade

Massachusetts 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?

$5,853

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,853 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,138 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,715 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$2,138$1,820 to $3,548
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,715$2,692 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $8,318Professionalmedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $4,571
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,715professional $2,138

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
$2,570.40
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$6,165.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,570.88
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$20,892.96
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$12,589.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,897.79
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,365.16
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,019.95
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$15,488.17
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,265.80
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$20,892.96
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$16,595.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,897.79

Where Massachusetts 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

Massachusetts· 37th of 50

$5,853

$2,138 physician + $3,715 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.