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Removal of a Tumor From the Shoulder Blade

Virginia 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?

$5,626

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,626 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,995 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,631 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,995$1,778 to $2,818
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,631$1,995 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $11,482Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $4,365
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,631professional $1,995

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
$1,995.26
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,365.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$7,413.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,365.16
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$12,022.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,715.35
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,073.80
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,388.44

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 40th of 50

$5,626

$1,995 physician + $3,631 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.