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Removal of a Tumor From the Shoulder Blade

Missouri 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?

$6,216

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,216 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,950 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,266 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$1,950$1,660 to $2,754
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,266$2,754 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $8,511Professionalmedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $4,266
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,266professional $1,950

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
$4,265.80
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,951.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,715.35
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$6,165.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$11,748.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,388.44

Where Missouri 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

Missouri· 35th of 50

$6,216

$1,950 physician + $4,266 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.