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Wide Removal Of A Tumor At The Upper Arm Bone

California rates for HCPCS 23220

Removes a tumor at the upper end of the arm bone where it forms the shoulder, taking a wide margin of surrounding healthy bone and soft tissue with it to reduce the chance of leaving cancer behind. It is a major operation for an aggressive bone tumor. Rebuilding the shoulder afterwards is planned as its own step.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Wide Removal Of A Tumor At The Upper Arm Bone cost?

$9,772

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,772 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6,607 to $13,804.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,471 · 10th to 90th $3,548 to $18,197Professionalmedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $4,074
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $10,471professional $2,042

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
$3,981.07
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$22,908.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$17,782.79
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$10,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,691.53
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,630.27
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,265.80
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$20,892.96
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$28,840.32

Where California sits

The same service costs 7.8 times more in Wyoming than in North Dakota. 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.

California· 5th of 50

$9,772

WY $14,791ND $1,905

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.