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Removal of a Tumor From the Shoulder Blade

Utah 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?

$8,480

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,480 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,455 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,455$1,698 to $5,012
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,026$3,388 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $11,220Professionalmedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $9,550
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $6,026professional $2,455

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
$2,344.23
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$9,332.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$9,549.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,801.89
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$3,467.37
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,232.93
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$18,620.87
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,365.16
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,311.31
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$15,848.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,951.21

Where Utah 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

Utah· 14th of 50

$8,480

$2,455 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.