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Removal of a Foreign Object From the Shoulder

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 23330

Surgery to take out a foreign object lodged in the shoulder area, such as a splinter, a piece of glass or metal, or a fragment left after an injury. The surgeon makes an incision over the object, removes it, and closes the wound. It is done when the object causes pain, infection, or gets in the way of movement.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of a Foreign Object From the Shoulder cost?

$4,959

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,959 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $282 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,677 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$282$195 to $437
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,677$3,388 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $8,511Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $148 to $724
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,677professional $282

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
$2,754.23
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$776.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$707.95
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$676.08

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 11.3 times more in New Jersey 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

Connecticut· 2nd of 50

$4,959

$282 physician + $4,677 facility

NJ $5,633WV $501

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.