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Removal of a Tumor From the Shoulder Blade

Minnesota 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?

$9,792

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,792 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $4,169 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,623 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$4,169$3,090 to $5,623
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,623$3,802 to $10,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $13,183Professionalmedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $2,188 to $6,607
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,623professional $4,169

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
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,754.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$16,982.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,585.78
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$13,182.57
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$6,760.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$9,332.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$18,620.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,456.54

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 11th of 50

$9,792

$4,169 physician + $5,623 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.