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Removal of a Tumor From the Shoulder Blade

Vermont 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?

$1,995

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,995 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,995 to $2,089.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $2,512
$500$1K$2K$5Kprofessional $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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,548.13
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,265.80

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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.

Vermont· 35th of 51

$1,995

CA $6,457KY $1,585

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.