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Removal of a Tumor From the Shoulder Blade

Maryland 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?

$3,558

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,558 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,820 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,738 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$1,820$1,738 to $2,188
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,738$933 to $8,128

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $933 to $8,128Professionalmedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $3,467
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,738professional $1,820

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
$933.25
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,235.94
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,890.45
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,630.78
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,511.89

Where Maryland 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

Maryland· 49th of 50

$3,558

$1,820 physician + $1,738 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.