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Removal of a Tumor From the Shoulder Blade

Pennsylvania 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?

$7,845

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,845 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,820 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,026 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,820$1,585 to $2,089
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,026$3,802 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $9,550Professionalmedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $2,754
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,026professional $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
$1,412.54
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,630.27
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20,417.38
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$57,543.99
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,467.37
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,235.94
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,691.53
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$9,549.93
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$6,165.95
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,258.93
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$21,379.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,467.37

Where Pennsylvania 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

Pennsylvania· 20th of 50

$7,845

$1,820 physician + $6,026 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.