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Removal of a Tumor From the Shoulder Blade

Tennessee 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?

$6,767

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,767 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,089 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,677 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$2,089$1,660 to $2,754
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,677$2,630 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $9,772Professionalmedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $3,802
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $4,677professional $2,089

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
$1,318.26
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,715.35
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$9,772.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,715.35
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$20,892.96
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,589.25
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$15,135.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,630.78

Where Tennessee 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

Tennessee· 31st of 50

$6,767

$2,089 physician + $4,677 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.