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Removal of a Tumor From the Shoulder Blade

South 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?

$6,042

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,042 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,090 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,951 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$3,090$1,738 to $3,981
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,951$2,291 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $4,898Professionalmedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $5,012
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,951professional $3,090

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. 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
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$5,011.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,677.35
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$12,882.50
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$3,981.07
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,801.89
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,786.30
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,073.80

Where South 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

South Dakota· 36th of 50

$6,042

$3,090 physician + $2,951 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.