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Removal of a Tumor From the Shoulder Blade

North Dakota 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?

$5,205

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,205 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,467 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$3,467$1,738 to $4,074
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,738$1,738 to $2,042

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $8,511Professionalmedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $4,571
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,738professional $3,467

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
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,570.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$4,570.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,370.32
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,248.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$14,454.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,265.80

Where North Dakota 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

North Dakota· 44th of 50

$5,205

$3,467 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.