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Wide Removal Of A Tumor At The Upper Arm Bone

Washington 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?

$4,571

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,571 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,692 to $12,023.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $21,878
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,571

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
$2,454.71
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$19,952.62
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$36,307.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$870.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$9,549.93
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,890.45
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,630.27
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$19,054.61
Typical High
$35,481.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$41,686.94

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 25th of 50

$4,571

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.